The Attic I woke from my dream.  Looking up I found both Lilith and Lincoln staring down at me.  Lincoln licked my face, I pushed him gently aside. “Yeah Okay, that’s enough Lincoln.”  I rubbed the sleep and his slobber from my eyes. I stood, saying nothing more.  It was dark outside now and the rain […]

Lincoln In my dream I saw a man.  It was me.  And I remember this… “…I can feel the walls closing in on me: banks, brokers, lenders, wives, children, and dogs — especially dogs!  Where was Lincoln?  “That Bad Dog!”  There… there he was on the dining room floor.  The floor I spent hours sanding […]

Conversation with an Angel “Lincoln?” I asked again. A sharp bark reverberated through me. “It is you!  It’s really you; but how?” I called out delightedly. And then…  Something more: Lincoln was not alone!

Conversation with a madman It is important, I think, to explain more fully the circumstance that has brought me to this strange and terrible place, which up until a year ago, was an unremarkable life. There are gaps in my memory – of this you know – but more – there are gaps in the […]

Return to the Rental… Well, it is done; safe or not.  If I can get this over and done with before June and I’ll be back in the Hamptons just as the summer begins – only a few important parties missed.  In June, the real party season begins, boating, drinking, mingling and women.  If I’m […]

Hmmm… I had hoped to be done with this nonsense but it seems that exnzpat is not going to let me enjoy my summer! I have received so many emails asking as to exnzpat’s health I should perhaps address that issue first… Murder in any sense, but especially in reality, is neither sensational nor exciting […]

Publisher’s note: Exnzpat’s own “exnzpat buys a rental” story starts here. Read from oldest to newest. ———– I would like to introduce myself. My real name is of no importance; however, by way of introduction, I should tell you that I was an attorney for this State’s Public Defender’s Office until just last year. A […]