I found this encouraging. You? Throughout his life Steinbeck signed letters with his personal “Pigasus” logo, symbolizing himself “a lumbering soul but trying to fly.”…
So I’ve got this stack of books I’ve read. They’ve all been put down–like one does with a lame beast–but not put to rest. They…
Hey man, how many times have I told you this? Why don’t you believe me? For the last time, I’m not a fantasy guy. Nothing…
“It sounds like Christian rock.” So this month’s favorite album is quickly disparaged by the middle school music critic who rides shotgun with me on…
“Every summer I fight the dream of running away.” It was a decade and a half back when I wrote that, on another sweaty night…
A friend of mine from the last life taught me that the best way to know a new place is through spine-cracking a good book. …
I caught on to Jim Carroll right around the time he shuffled off. Not sure what made me think to give Catholic Boy a listen, but…
Here’s a book I never thought I’d read. Not that I was against it, quite the opposite, I thought I should. Twain’s been on my…
Now it’s getting to the point where I could only listen to music released by old friends, path crossers, and fellow travelers and have a…
For the last few Septembers, the persnickety music snob in me has felt the need to post a social media announcement to the effect that…