Category Archives: Guns

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

by Ben Posted on January 29, 2012

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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by Ben Posted on January 24, 2012

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

by Ben Posted on January 17, 2012

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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Guns, Books, Etc.

by Ben Posted on January 14, 2012

“‘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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Apologies, mentions, Satan Is Real Kirkus review, a new Charlie Stella book, happy holidays

by Ben Posted on December 21, 2011

I’ve been taking an internet break of late, so my apologies if I’ve broken anyone’s heart with my absence. Trust me, though, you’ll be real sick of me come early January, so enjoy it while it lasts. In the meantime, … Continue reading →

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Guns, Books, Etc.

by Ben Posted on December 7, 2011

Maybe just me, maybe just tonight, but I think this is the entire reason for the internet. “This is what life in the USA is like nowadays: shit happens and shit un-happens, and you find out about it years later. … Continue reading →

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The problem with all that gun/zombie marketing, a theological debate with my daughter, two new Send My Love and a Molotov Cocktail! reviews, The Gits

by Ben Posted on December 2, 2011

I’ve been writing hard the last week, so I haven’t had a whole lot of time to spend on the internet. Got a project due by mid-month that I can’t seem to be moderate about. Not that I’ve got much … Continue reading →

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Guns, Books, Etc.

by Ben Posted on November 28, 2011

What did Salvadore Dali’s Alice in Wonderland look like? “You know what the choices are in this country? Paper or plastic? Aisle or window? Smoking or non-smoking? Those are your real choices.” Colt 1911: One Hundred Years of Service. “It’s … Continue reading →

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In the mail, what I’m reading, first review of Satan is Real, Happy Thanksgiving from Uncle Bill

by Ben Posted on November 23, 2011

First, some bragging. It’s been a very good week in my mailbox. I got my X-mas present from M.A. Littler: his film noir, The Road To Nod. I haven’t seen it yet, but can’t wait. Just as excited about the … Continue reading →

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Guns, Books, Etc.

by Ben Posted on November 21, 2011

“My favorite melodramatic theme: the harried anarchist, a wounded wolf, struggling toward the green hills, or the black-white alpine mountains, or the purple-golden desert range and liberty. Will he make it? Or will the FBI shoot him down on the … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: Guns

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

Guns, Books, Etc.

My first Noir at the Bar, four reviews, a new knife

Guns, Books, Etc.

Apologies, mentions, Satan Is Real Kirkus review, a new Charlie Stella book, happy holidays

Guns, Books, Etc.

The problem with all that gun/zombie marketing, a theological debate with my daughter, two new Send My Love and a Molotov Cocktail! reviews, The Gits

Guns, Books, Etc.

In the mail, what I’m reading, first review of Satan is Real, Happy Thanksgiving from Uncle Bill

Guns, Books, Etc.

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