“How do I get noticed when there are so many talented people out there screaming for attention? On applications I tend to hype my abilities in the hope…
Joseph Roccasalvo
Joseph Roccasalvo is a professional writer.
A Word to the Wise: Preparing for the Bench
I stood opposite my locker at the New York Health & Racquet Club and finished dressing. It was after 10 p.m. and the club was closing at 11.
A Word to the Wise: Enjoyment or Employment
Jonathan had asked me to join him for breakfast while he waited for his parents. He and I sat at a table in the dining room of the…
A Word to the Wise: Grammar Patrol
I think it’s repugnant to police other people’s language. I am too conscious of First Amendment rights to invade a stranger’s conversation with militant grammar. I do not…
A Word to the Wise: Unplugged
I was sitting at a café table in The New School’s dining room eating an oatmeal currant scone with a perfectly paired Starbuck’s coffee. I was lucky to…