With apologies in the lead for anyone feeling this is inappropriate, the Missouri Center for the Book has something for the poetry lover. Last January, Missouri was granted its first official Poet Laureate. At the inaugural celebration, Walter Bargen read a new poem for the occasion, a poem which spoke…
As a writer, I've discovered over the years that surroundings contribute. I can't begin to explain how, but the space you inhabit in which to create matters. I rearranged my own office several times before I finally got it "right" to produce work. So I thought it cool to discover…
I followed Erich's example and (after doing extensive independent research) bought the same camera that he's been brandishing and bragging about. I needed an adequate camera that fits in any pocket, and the Canon SD1100SI ELPH fits the bill. It's slightly larger than my cell phone, but smaller than my…
Tonight I’m feeling anxious about the possibility of an immense economic collapse. I’ve been reading about lots of people being laid off. Most of us with 401K’s are afraid to even look at our quarterly statements. The country is running out of fossil fuel and there isn’t anything realistic to…
Do you remember when CNN brought us 6 hours of live coverage of a war before the White House admitted that we were in one? Gulf War I forced a change in the relationship between official truth (Pravda) and media observation. Now, in the aftermath of Son of Gulf War,…