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Blog 4.24.24
I spent a lot of years mercilessly driving myself toward productivity. It wasn’t very nice. I treated myself like a machine, and when I couldn’t keep up with the demands that I placed…
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Q Review | Junky | William S. Burroughs
I picked this up on sale at BookPeople late last year and finally got around to reading it. I’d read The Naked Lunch by Burroughs ages ago during a formative time in my…
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Blog 4.23.24
Today I have a break in the writing action because it’s time to clean the damn house. Back when I was working full-time and raising two kids, I used to be much more…
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Blog 4.22.24
I had a perfectly lovely spring weekend so I’m kicking off the week refreshed and optimistic. On Saturday, I hung out with my BFF all day. She had to make charoset and I…
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Blog 4.18.24
This blog post is going to sound a little whiny, but I need to get it out before I start writing today. I met with one of my writing partners early this morning…
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Blog 4.17.24
I had an opportunity to interview filmmaker Geoff Marslett yesterday for an upcoming podcast episode, and it was a powerful conversation about the challenges independent artists face, and the line we have to…
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Live Music Review: The Bright Light Social Hour at The Historic Scoot Inn, 4/13/24
Check out my review of The Bright Light Social Hour’s performance at The Historic Scoot Inn in Austin, Texas on 4/13/24 on The Cosmic Clash.
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Blog 4.16.24
I’ve just turned 50 and I’m slowing down. What’s interesting about this is that my slowing down isn’t happening because I’m aging. That part is pretty easy, actually. I just wake up every…
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Blog 4.15.24
I’m starting another one of my social media sabbaticals today. This time I’ll be “offline” for six weeks. Once again, I feel a profound sense of relief to be able to step away,…
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Q Review | Crocodile Soup | Julia Darling
The Q Review features short reviews of books, movies and music. When buying used books at a thrift store there’s very little chance of finding the exact titles on my ‘to read’ list;…