From enchantment to down
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I waffle on this, I know, but I’ve added my Twitter feed to the sidebar again. Meaning, I’ll probably stop doing the Guns, Books, Etc. stuff for now, just because it’s so much easier to post random links over there. … Continue reading
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Happiness is a kind review
Especially when it comes from Tamara Keel, who, in my humble opinion, is the most knowledgeable and eloquent gun writer working. I’m pretty new to the world of gun enthusiasts, and nobody has been more helpful than she as I’ve … Continue reading
Reviews of Satan Is Real, a new interview, Cormac McCarthy, Waylon Jennings, and Bob Dylan, Pike in French, details for Noir at the Bar, Dove Season, Frank Sinatra in a Blender
So, news. Well, I’m still busier’n hell. Satan Is Real continues to get really nice reviews. Including one from my favorite newspaper, The Onion, and this really perceptive piece from novelist Jake Hinkson. And there’s a great review from my … Continue reading
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It’s taken me awhile to get John Hiatt. But now I do. Got the complete catalogue, and I figure I’ll bother with someone else about this time next year. That is, if Leonard Cohen weren’t releasing a new album this … Continue reading
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My first Noir at the Bar, four reviews, a new knife
First, an announcement. On February 21st I’ll be taking part in my very first Noir at the Bar in St. Louis. I don’t know the name of the bar yet, nor who I’ll be reading with, but I’ve been waiting … Continue reading
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“‘It doesn’t appear she urinated on the painting or that the urine damaged it, so she’s not being charged with that,’ said Lynn Kimbrough, a spokeswoman for the Denver District Attorney’s Office.” The Lego Book of Job. “I’m not a … Continue reading
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Mateo Romero, Craig McDonald, a Satan Is Real review and interview, a new true crime piece, the joys of Facebook, three great albums
I took my kids to the Denver Art Museum over the weekend, and we got sucked into a great exhibit by an artist we’d never heard of, Mateo Romero. There were two paintings on display, the first being Bank Job … Continue reading
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From Stephen Graham Jones, who’s talking about music at his place. And, working a library job cataloging media ten or twelve years ago, I finally got around to all of Bruce Springsteen, and lines like “her body tan and wet down … Continue reading
In and Out of Harmony
All right, so this is one I’ve been sweating, but tomorrow’s Wall Street Journal will be running a full review of Satan Is Real. Which you can read tonight on the internet. It is far, far nicer than I expected. … Continue reading
