“How did I ever get along with five?!”
I come from a strange land, in a distant time, where and when we gave children toys that appeared to be human appendages but were actually miniature firearms. Yes, and … Continue reading
See if you’re literate enough to have voted in 1964 Louisiana
At the risk of getting too political for a writerly blog, I think it’s important to keep the past in transparent perspective. Nowadays we have voter I.D. laws which appear … Continue reading
Sunday in the park with Nietzsche
You gotta love a guy who sits around thinking up provocatively pithy (or pithily provocative) things to say at dinner parties. And I admire Nietzsche’s stated goal … Continue reading
Go Wes, young man
If you love jazz guitar, you love Wes Montgomery. It’s that simple. I never get tired of his remarkable improvisations, his rhythmic finesse, and his overall cool, which is on … Continue reading
Observations on marketing self-published books
Yesterday’s experiment in social shaming for personal gain was very interesting. I learned a lot. Not much that I learned will actually help me market my novel, but it’s good … Continue reading
Try some, buy some
Click me! I hate to do this, but I have to practice for my promotion of Yesterday Road, when it’s released next month. The clock, she is ticking! Anyway, I … Continue reading
