Tag: Alan Swyer

The Big Bad Wolf by Alan Swyer

The Big Bad Wolf On a Saturday night in June, Howard Wolff, known as “The Big Bad Wolf” when on the air, came home after his weekly Nothing But the Blues show on listener-sponsored FM.  As always, he brewed himself a cup of green tea.  Then, as he did most late nights, he sat down …

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Nemesis by Alan Swyer

Nemesis Lenny Kaplan knew that the wise move, the political move, the enlightened career move, was to stay silent.  Though at first he tried, he also knew who he was, and more importantly, who he did – and didn’t – want to be. Still relatively new to L.A., and even newer to the movie business, …

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Inspiration by Alan Swyer

Inspiration    Larry Marks was not overly troubled when he realized he’d gone three days without anything resembling an inspiration.  Nor did he fret when his once-in-a-blue-moon dry period stretched to a week, then to two.  Only when the feeling of emptiness persisted after a full month did he grow concerned. Though others thought of …

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