Author Russell Banks on Writing Through the Voices of Outcasts, Criminals and Revolutionaries
This interview with Russell Banks is fantastic.
This interview with Russell Banks is fantastic.
I somehow made the mistake of watching Glee last night (I was sick; don’t have cable), and it was their spirituality episode. It was just about as subtle as you might expect, ending with an argument that anyone who ain’t … Continue reading
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
Sorry I haven’t been around much for awhile, but for whatever reason, the internet and I have not been on intimate terms of late. Which, I’m starting to think is better for the both of us. But I wanted to … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
“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
I’ve been mostly offline for the past four or five days, so I’m gonna take a page from Charlie Stella and take all of what I’ve been meaning to comment on, stick it in a paper sack, and light it … Continue reading