Josh Kornbluth

Josh Kornbluth

An Old Article About My Dad

I’m writing about my late father, Paul Kornbluth (among many other topics!), over at my new online publication, “But Not Enough About Me.” In a post I’m working on right now, I’m recalling when he used to work as a social worker with a New York gang called the Bishops — who later upgraded their … Read more

New Oboe Reeds!!

I come out of semi blog retirement to announce that a wonderful person named Kathy Sheinhouse, having read Jeff Greenwald’s article about my attempts to make oboe reeds, has sent me two beautiful reeds of her own making! Her company is (appropriately) called Magic Reed. Her website is here — and if you are one … Read more

Yahrzeit

Remembering my father, Paul Kornbluth, who died on this day 33 years ago.  He was incredibly sweet, and also troubled, and also an ebullient storyteller and singer, and also really bad at taking care of himself.  He was a fantastic dad.  I miss him every day. He was born in Allentown, Penn., but grew up … Read more

Grace

Grace Faustino was running — running with a check — running to the bank — and I was running alongside her.  The check had come in from the mother of Jimmy Weinstein, editor and publisher of In These Times (the newspaper I was working at) in Chicago, and not a moment too soon: The utilities were … Read more