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I spent part of Friday night at my friend Steve Mastroianni ‘s new gallery/photography studio in Tremont (2688 W. 14th St., across the street from La Tortilla Feliz). (He snapped this photo of me eating a delicious creamy, lemony dessert, plate perched delicately atop a glass of red wine.)

Steve is one of the best photographers in town (IMHO) and I’ve been following his work since at least the mid 90s. Back in 2006, he was even kind enough to lend one of his images to the front cover of my chapbook “Rustbelt Romance.”

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Check out his web site here. And when you’re in the neighborhood, stop in, say hello, and view (or better still, BUY) some art.