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Lenny is a versatile, “think outside the box” writer. His work can be attention-grabbing and vivid with colorful characters and fun twists, or it can be “quiet,” emotional, and deeply human. We know better than to be lured into a sense of security by his judicious and careful prose: In Lenny’s world, anything can happen.—Writer’s Relief

About Me

In 1962, I graduated from Brooklyn College, put the BA in theater in my back pocket, and became a folk singer. Then, I became a folk-rock singer/songwriter and, ultimately, a recording-studio singer and composer of many successful jingles, including McDonald’s, Lipton Tea, and Jeep.

Over the years, I was fortunate enough to have written songs for Diana Ross, Barry Manilow, and the Pointer Sisters, and to have sung backup for Billy Joel, Neil Diamond, Peggy Lee, Carly Simon, and others. I was also with the improvisational comedy group War Babies.

During the ’90s, the music business dried up for a lot of people, including yours truly. After a brief period of mourning, I began writing mystery novels and short stories. I’ve written three novels, Hits From The Past, Death in the Jingle Jungle, and Diehard Fan. Fifty of my short stories are currently appearing in literary magazines, and I received a Pushcart Prize nomination for short fiction. Many of these stories are lined up on the left for you to click on and read.

Also, just to give you an idea of my music, I set up a page with some of the songs I wrote, sang, and recorded “back in the day,” both with my band and solo in my MIDI studio.

I hope you enjoy it all, and, if so, please come back, because I’ve got a lot of stuff, and I’ll be updating this site periodically. Thanks again!

Publications

Books

Eddie Fein is a twelve-year-old boy living in Brooklyn. It’s the last week of the 1951 baseball season, and his beloved Dodgers are enduring the epic collapse to the hated Giants that will be punctuated by Bobby Thomson’s “shot heard ’round the world.” Eddie’s love for the Dodgers springs from his love for his father Barry Fein, a passionate Dodger fan, but an alcoholic who’s prone to bouts of depression and anger. When two Giant fans are murdered, Nick DiFazio, lead detective on the case and Barry’s best friend, is afraid of what his suspicions are telling him. Eddie somehow learns of Nick’s feelings. He secretly embarks on a desperate mission to prove his father’s innocence, a quest that only seems to worsen things. In the meantime, and throughout, we witness the Dodgers’ final week, sometimes through radio and TV, sometimes from the playing field itself. And as Bobby Thomson crushes Ralph Branca’s fastball into baseball history, Eddie will learn the terrifying truth.