Research on the South during the Civil War for my next novel, An Honorable Death, regularly turns up fascinating tidbits. I wanted to know about the soldiers, who they were … Continue reading ON HOLDING THAT TIGER
Tag: writing
ON IGNORING BAD AND SAD STUFF
What should I write about today? Impeachment? Kobe? Bad, and sad? Nah. Let’s stay away from bad and sad today, just for the hell of it. Not ignoring, because with … Continue reading ON IGNORING BAD AND SAD STUFF
ON U.S. CUSTOMS (NO, NOT THAT KIND)
Author’s note: I’ve always wanted to write about working at US Customs, but there’s so much stuff that this is now Part I of a two part miniseries on my … Continue reading ON U.S. CUSTOMS (NO, NOT THAT KIND)
ON POETRY AND BURNING SAUSAGES
First, a short poem: Burnt Sausage by Paul Kleiman It’s 11:00 a.m. And the sausages are burning Sitting on the couch Hearing the pages turning Thank … Continue reading ON POETRY AND BURNING SAUSAGES
ON JUMPING THE SHARK: HAPPY DAYS VS. THE FLINTSTONES
The term “jumped the shark” was invented by a guy named Sean Connolly, a student at the University of Michigan, in a conversation with his roommate, Jon Hein, who is … Continue reading ON JUMPING THE SHARK: HAPPY DAYS VS. THE FLINTSTONES
ON HORNS, SLUGS AND EMBOUCHURE
This week is another blank slate. I don’t have a theme here, so let’s just start it up and see what happens. The featured image above the title is a … Continue reading ON HORNS, SLUGS AND EMBOUCHURE
ON LIFE AND TV GETTING IN THE WAY
It’s taken a while to get this going this morning, now afternoon. Work gets in the way of writing sometimes. For example, I’m working with a designer to make a … Continue reading ON LIFE AND TV GETTING IN THE WAY
ON MALIBU’S “PRIVATE” BEACHES: NATURE’S BOUNTY, NO CHARGE
Some of you will be happy to know this post is duck-free. There is one bird, and at the end, a frog playing a violin. As most of Facebook and … Continue reading ON MALIBU’S “PRIVATE” BEACHES: NATURE’S BOUNTY, NO CHARGE
ON DOMESTICATED HOUSE PETS VS. WILD WATERFOWL: A COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY AND STUPID COMPARISON
I have written about ducks numerous times in the past year. At one point, I grew quite attached to a few of them, especially a couple of ducklings, until they went and … Continue reading ON DOMESTICATED HOUSE PETS VS. WILD WATERFOWL: A COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY AND STUPID COMPARISON
ON THE WAR OF THE WOR(L)DS AND BEING GRACIOUS
Today is the 81st anniversary of the (in)famous War of the Worlds live radio broadcast by Orson Welles and his Mercury Theater troupe, which means the controversial radio episode that … Continue reading ON THE WAR OF THE WOR(L)DS AND BEING GRACIOUS