Philip Gaber : Writing

  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..
 this fully human existential predicament

this fully human existential predicament

A Story by Philip Gaber


 Angus Chitty took an old Underwood typewriter to Washington Square Park, sat down, and began typing: The focus had shifted from liberation, fu..
so many quiet spots in our lives

so many quiet spots in our lives

A Poem by Philip Gaber


You told me you grew up in a foster home.Fantasized about being adopted by thatanguished young couple you saw in yourbedroom window on that chill New ..
happiness is...

happiness is...

A Story by Philip Gaber


Another one of those words - like faith - that has become utterly meaningless. Happiness is just another manufactured concept. It’s something el..
the tyranny of the majority

the tyranny of the majority

A Poem by Philip Gaber


Well, the rent is late and now I'm joined by the glowering mice who feel more entitled to this apartment than me.
a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma

a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma

A Poem by Philip Gaber


The paparazzi gathered around me,quoting my facial expressions.I was pleased to see that my furrowed browdid not make the morning headlines.However, t..