Philip Gaber : Writing

a dream’s gotta say something or it’s not worth the trouble

a dream’s gotta say something or it’s not wort..

A Poem by Philip Gaber


I went to a shrink. He told me I was half crazy. I asked him for a prescription. He thought about it and gave me one. But when I reached the ..
it’s about the fable you want to write about your own life

it’s about the fable you want to write about you..

A Poem by Philip Gaber


New Year’s Day morning. Turn on the TV. Notoriously melodramatic holiday fare about a deathly dull financier accused of engaging in a series o..
part of the unraveling process

part of the unraveling process

A Poem by Philip Gaber


It seems these days, people are more interestedin talking about themselvesrather than listen to anything, I have to say.Now, maybe that’s becaus..
fundamental human principles

fundamental human principles

A Story by Philip Gaber


Last weekend, I went to one of those open mikenights where you get upand read your poetry in front of many espresso drinkers. I read a piece a..
wait like kafka

wait like kafka

A Story by Philip Gaber


I go to the movies on an empty stomach and on the way back, stop off at Dunkin Donuts, inhale a half dozen doughnuts, then pull into a dingy little ..
  she’s very tolerant of her behavioral problems

 she’s very tolerant of her behavioral proble..

A Poem by Philip Gaber


 This poem is not about you,so relax.It’s about some other exceptionally nakednymphette who touched me in that nervearea like a Japanese ..
different points of view

different points of view

A Poem by Philip Gaber


The Mexican men at the Laundromat are smiling at each other and cracking jokes. There are a lot of references to someone or something bei..
it was a rare moment when i had almost everything i wanted

it was a rare moment when i had almost everything ..

A Story by Philip Gaber


It was Thanksgiving morning.Mid-morning, to be exact.I remember it just like it was four years ago Thursday.I awoke, amazingly.Although I couldn't rem..
a persistent illusion

a persistent illusion

A Stage Play by Philip Gaber


- Ohh lemme tell you, I ran into Ronny Halberstan. Remember Ronny?- Noo.- Guy who put up some of the seed money for my club…- Okay?- Guy is str..
the secret of her bloom

the secret of her bloom

A Story by Philip Gaber


I auditioned for an off-off-Broadway production entitled "A Widow from Montclair," written by a sixty-four-year-old dentist, recently retired, who was..