Tales of Unspeakable Taste

 I was trying to figure out what to do with a bunch of family stuff I managed to hold on to when I found the pile of yearbooks. Some were mi...

 I spent almost all of my life being a shitty cook. I could barely put a bowl of cereal together. It's weird because my dad was a great ...

Dad and Mom, prom night 1975  So I've been looking through a lot of stuff, and if you follow me on social media you know that I've b...

 So yesterday I shared a pictures of my mom and dad, and it reminded me of something that happened a while back, back when I'd just gott...

  When I was a kid in college, I picked up a copy of this book. Not because I planned to use it for nefarious purposes, but because I like t...

 I remember I was in junior high when this happened. I'd been visiting my dad in Vegas, and there was something playing on TV. I think i...

My dad read a lot, but he was not a creative. Not like we think of. He was a cook. His mom was a teacher. His dad was a cook. On his side of...

It's easy, when you're a child, to say, "I hate you, Mom!" Or, "You're not listening to me, Dad!" Or, "...

I wanted to take the time to thank you all for your kindness and your support and friendship and love. March was a pretty rough month for me...

Frank Bruni, 1958-2016

In my entire life, I never noticed a moment of true love between my mother and father. I'd never really thought about it before. I do...