A Different Sort of X-mas V: The Reprise

December 24, 2015

Wherein we highlight a variety of nontraditional musical takes on tired holiday themes (mostly of the punk rock variety). Though …

Paul West: February 23, 1930 – October 18, 2015

October 19, 2015

Thirty years ago, in the spring of 1985, I had the great fortune to find myself in Paul West’s English …

June 16, 2015

This post comes from Maximum Fiction’s Department of Shameless Self Promotion. One of my sidebar passions is guitar, and I …

December 18, 2012

A very modest proposal… Whereas every right we treasure in the United States comes with responsibilities we must uphold; and, …

October 4, 2012

At long last I’m returning to the blog after a summer (and then some) of, well, screwing around. In this …