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. Please click on the first link for my story.

I learned a lot working with Editor Lauren Becker on this story. … 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.   Jersey Shore

So my story “Athena Barabbas” which appeared in the November 2010 edition of Burnt Bridge was recently nominated by Burnt Bridge for an award.  In the story, Athena auctions off her boyfriend to a room of imaginary women who … Continue reading »

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/

Old motels and theatres…

Guy with No Country For Old Men Hair Grabbed and Twisted My Neck When I asked What Time Turn … Continue reading »

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 Tracy book you had as a kid.  It’s actually a … Continue reading »

GREATEST ROCK/POP SONG OF ALL TIME
 
“SURRENDER” —  Cheap Trick
 
          Our first entry in the race … Continue reading »

My story, My Body Does Not Float, was published in the January 2010 issue of elimae. It is, in part, the story of how ungrateful people can be when you save their life. You can find it here.

http://www.elimae.com/archive2010.html

Many thanks to Kim Chinquee for making it happen.

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 »