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Category Archives: Life
Morrissey Fan Fiction (or What’s Left of It)
Months ago I proclaimed with all the fanfare my social media network affords that I WOULD BE WRITING MORRISSEY FAN FICTION. And, to my credit, I wrote and even designed cover art for said piece. But I never felt like … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Writing
Tagged cars, editing, fan fiction, fiction, flash fiction, joe ollman, Morrissey, non-fiction, saab
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I got nothing…
…so I will instead share this awesome image of Phobos’ Stickney Crater. Until I got…something.
Doomsday Spirit (with punchline)
With the end of the world right around the corner (again), I’ve been experiencing a confluence of ideas. Witnessing a cultural paradigm shift. Watching a new consciousness unfold. And I attribute it mostly to the popularity of zombie culture. Seriously, … Continue reading
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Where Have I Been?
I’ve been a little incommunicado lately, due mostly to the addition of a son to our family. As you’ve probably read somewhere, Murray and I welcomed Apollo into this world on Oct 31 and therefore blogging has taken a backseat … Continue reading
ALONE (short story)
I’m pleased to release a new short story for your reading pleasure on these brief Fall afternoons. What is this story, ALONE, all about? Two marooned astronauts cope with isolation, existentialism and artificial intelligence in this romantic tragedy. I’ve been … Continue reading
Pop Culture + Kids + Aging Hipster Mom = ???
I am now in the twilight of my second pregnancy: with less than two weeks to go and the baby already “in position,” I’m finding I have to force myself to focus on the marathon I’m about to run. Labour … Continue reading
Posted in Kids, Life, Music Industry
Tagged 90's, american thighs, birth plan, entertainment, grunge, maternal child health, parenting, pop culture, pregnancy, veruca salt
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I Fell Deep
Got this in my head today. So I pulled out a vinyl copy of GOL and listened. Sounds effing incredible on rekkid. Personally would love to play this one live with Luciani. I was gonna make a lame joke about … Continue reading
Will Vice be The Harbinger of Neo-Grunge?
Thanks to Twitter, Facebook and other places that algorithmically recommend things one should be interested in, I read an article on the Vice media empire. The headline: “Can Vice Get 20-Somethings to Watch the News?” The most intriguing quote was … Continue reading
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Tagged 1990's, culture, grunge, hipsters, media, Natalia Yanchak, Shane Smith, Social Media, The Dears, the economist, Trustafarians, vice, Vice Magazine
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Photo Intermission and Tonight: Literary Death Match!
Without coming off as vain or anything, I offer you this link to a recent photo Murray took of me. I’m so pregnant right now it’s crazy. I have one month to go. Wish us luck and happiness, etc, etc. … Continue reading
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Tagged literary death match, literary events, literature, poetry readings
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