Hello, Friends — From time to time, I am an enormous teddy bear… As a Kinsman, I help raise funds for special equipment and travel assistance for life-saving procedures for children and adults in dire need. …

Hello, Friends — Medium is a cemetery for dead stories. The fate of an idea can be horrible. Unspeakable… But today, the dead will rise — and old ideas find new lives (hopefully). Arise, poem about tribal maniacs: POEM: Pick a Side Kindly From my new collection of poems and drawings, Plumstuff.rolli.medium.com Arise, article about addiction, wolves and my friend Bing Crosby II: A Tale of Two Crosbys The happy conclusion to one of Hollywood’s darkest storiesrolli.medium.com

I finished my thirtieth cup of coffee that day then sprinted to the emergency room. My brain didn’t connect these events. Not initially. Not for years. It should’ve been obvious. I have been oblivious to the obvious my entire life. I want that to be my epitaph. I’ve been a…

My Q&A with The Pro Files — Author’s note: The Pro Files, a new publication featuring writer profiles and articles and essays about writing and the writer’s life, picked me as the subject of their first article. The following questions and answers are the unedited result of an emailed interview with its editor, Ben Human. Do you…

Rusting… — The old comedian Martin in our attic lived a minute We heartened him with wine and he us with vintages of wit ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ until some sinless citizen passing over- heard our laughter ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎…

Hello, Friends: I hope you enjoyed your holidays… Not long ago, I told you about my 20K Giveaway. 20K Giveaway! Hello, Friends —rolli.medium.com As a token of appreciation, I extended this offer to both my Medium and Wordpress subscribers. I’m so grateful for your readership over the years. I’m happy to announce the three winners… …

On the macabre thrills of volunteerism — Misty, guilty, self-centered, lonesome, bored. That’s how I felt when I woke up that morning. As usual. The fifth coffee dissipated the mist. The fifth coffee can dissipate just about anything. Except guilt, self-centeredness, loneliness and boredom. A distraction seemed in order. It was a Saturday, after all. I called…

Hello, Friends — Today, after three years on Medium, I reached the milestone of 20,000 followers. I want to thank all my readers, old and new, for supporting my work. It’s meant the world to me. As a small way of showing my appreciation, I’m giving away three copies of…