Volunteering to coach your son’s first grade basketball team is one kind of pain, being forced to play for the first time in 20 years led Andrew Cotto to a much different feeling
About Andrew Cotto
Andrew Cotto is the author of THE DOMINO EFFECT and OUTERBOROUGH BLUES: A BROOKLYN MYSTERY. His novels can be found at Amazon and Barnes&Noble. Learn more about Andrew at his website.
Tough Guy
March 26, 2013 by 16 Comments
Mike O’Shea was a physically powerful and courageous man, but what made him a hero to his lifelong friend, Andrew Cotto, was his capacity for love.
America Has a Macho Problem
December 30, 2012 by 27 Comments
Andrew Cotto wonders why we are so enthralled by the “tough is good” male stereotype.
Jamal Simmons on Being a Good Man in Politics
July 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Andrew Cotto talks man-to-man with political analyst Jamal Simmons about the greatest social problems facing America, President Obama’s legacy, and what it takes to be a good man in politics.
A Bloop Single Cost Me My Perfect Game, But I Redeemed Myself In My Book
July 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Our friends at Deadspin run a series called “Glory Days”, that features readers’ tales of momentary sports glory.
Men in the Margins
June 17, 2012 by 16 Comments
Too often men are either reduced to”cute boys” or “terrible human beings”.
Elephant on a Hot Tin Roof
April 3, 2012 by 9 Comments
Andrew Cotto notes the similarities between Tennessee William’s play and his view of the Republican Party.
A “Good” Presidential Candidate Is Hard to Find
February 26, 2012 by 15 Comments
Andrew Cotto looks for the good in these men of Politics and God.
A Valentine for Karen
February 12, 2012 by 15 Comments
Andrew Cotto remembers the wife of an old friend.
The Fairness Gap
February 10, 2012 by 35 Comments
Just as capitalism is part of our democracy, Andrew Cotto writes, so is fairness.
No Presidential Challengers Have Any Heart
November 7, 2011 by 11 Comments
Andrew Cotto doesn’t think any of the challengers to President Obama have enough compassion to succeed.
A Social Person’s Social Media Problem
October 31, 2011 by 21 Comments
Andrew Cotto is a success at being social, which makes his apparent failure at social media all the more puzzling.
Fathers, Sons, Dominoes, and Storytelling
October 18, 2011 by 5 Comments
Andrew Cotto, author of the new novel “The Domino Effect,” thinks about the most effective ways of telling a story.
This Is not My Story
October 15, 2011 by 21 Comments
Andrew Cotto has his story about middle-class debt, but that’s not what this is about.
Obama’s Speech Won’t Matter Because He’s ‘Black’
September 7, 2011 by 16 Comments
Andrew Cotto argues that there are some people for whom it does not matter what the president does or does not say; they only care about the color of his skin.
500 Thursdays
August 31, 2011 by 30 Comments
For Andrew Cotto’s daughter, every Thursday is a special day.
“Caregiver day is a wonderful idea, becase when you love your children, every day is a day you get to be with and celebrate them.”
This is a comment by CJ on the post “What to the Child of Domestic Violence is Father’s Day?”