Sauro Motel - The Collected Writings of Bobby Sauro.

The Canal

I have a new story called “Gowanus, Brooklyn” in the Fall 2011 issue of Corium Magazine.  I learned a lot working with Editor Lauren Becker on this story.  I hope you will check it out and also the … Continue reading »

I have a new story up at Red Fez called “Jersey Shore.”  It’s not about Snooki and the Gang but two average guys looking for their future wives at the boardwalk on a day when a Quicksand Warning is in effect.  Thanks to the editors at Red Fez.  You can check it out here.   http://www.redfez.net/redfez/SubPage1.php?page=SubStory&ID=237

For our second installment of the Greatest Song of All Time, we have an Old School Face-off.  It’s Jackson Browne’s 1974 classic, Fountain of Sorrow (no relation) versus the Heat Miser’s eponymous ditty…. Continue reading »

My story “Athena Barrabas” is up now at Burnt Bridge along with works from Divya Rajan, Adam Million, Ricky Garni and Gary Carter. If you’re interested in puppet shows, Jim Croce, cannoli or Catholic imagery, check it out.

http://burntbridge.net/magazine/online-edition/november-2010/bobby-sauro/

 
 
I picked up the book Big World by Mary Miller at the Hobart table at AWP in Denver several weeks ago.  The book is a cool six by four inches small, like the size of a Dick … Continue reading »

I miss my man, Lou Bega.
 
As we approach the end of the decade, I think back to December 31, 1999 and two images dominate: the smiling crooner … Continue reading »

“The Devil Went Down To Georgia”

The Charlie Daniels Band (1979)
The Devil went down to Georgia… actually, he flew down on Delta on Labor Day from Belmar, New Jersey where he had just enjoyed a summer half-share. He was actually 45 minutes late for his fiddle showdown; having never flown into the Atlanta airport before, he rode that train back and forth … Continue reading »

(Feel free to use the “disperses faster than Saddam Fedayeen” line at a cocktail party) Continue reading »

The proliferation of comic book superheroes with their hi-tech gadgets and superhuman strength has made me nostalgic for that overlooked crime fighter — the physically-challenged, 1970’s, TV detective.

Among others, there was William Conrad as “Cannon” (fat), Buddy Ebsen as “Barnaby Jones” (old), and James Franciscus as “Longstreet” (blind). Cannon and Jones often had a thin, young guy sidekick who … Continue reading »

 
 
I’ve had my head down lately at work, trying to make some money.  Like everyone else, I’ve been hurt by the recession, so my modest goal for this year is to pay off my 18 year-old debt … Continue reading »