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December 6, 2013
Friday Links: I Feel Old So You Should Too
In light of my birthday having been this week, here are a bunch of links that will make us all feel old Buzzfeed’s 48 Things That Will Make You Feel Old (This list makes me feel old because the pop culture references — I have no idea who the guy in number 8 is — […]
December 5, 2013
I’m Hosting a Free Writing Workshop Tonight
Want feedback on your writing? I’ll be co-hosting a writing workshop with another publishing industry professional and a novelist tonight at the Redeemer offices. It’s free and open to all. Just register here and bring one to two pages of your original writing (any genre) for peer critique. * * * Can’t make it to […]
December 4, 2013
What a Difference Five Years Make
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” ~Lao Tzu While looking for a receipt the other day, I stumbled across one of my old diaries. I knew better than to open it. Every time I clean or dig through my drawers to look for something, I come across a journal, a […]
December 3, 2013
David Amram On Contributing Our Gifts
It was musician David Amram’s birthday last month, and he left the most inspiring message in the comments section on my blog. Since a lot of readers don’t go back and reread the comments on blogs, I want to draw attention to what he said because its worth paying attention to. It’s worth really meditating […]
November 29, 2013
Gift Guide: 5 Unique Gifts for the Mad Ones
Happy Black Friday?! The writers associated with the Beat Generation generally avoided vapid commercialism, but if you have a friend, family member, or colleague who is into Beat literature — or if you’re looking to spoil yourself — you may want to bless them with a gift that values their literary interest this holiday season. […]
November 22, 2013
Clip: Iconic Photographs of JFK
LTJG John F. Kennedy aboard the PT-109 in 1943 (public domain) I’m doing a bonus post today! Today marks the day that President Kennedy was shot, and Burnside Writers Collective published my photo essay of iconic photographs of JFK. You can see it here. Whenever I think of the Kennedys, I think of my grandmother. […]
Friday Links: Best Indie Bookstores
Happy Friday! Flavorwire’s recently been doing an indie bookstore roundup, which has been fun to peruse. I thought I’d share those with you and also offer a few of my own picks, which are mainly Beat-related or New York City-bound. Roundups Flavorwire’s 45 Great American Bookstores to Support This Holiday Season Flavorwire’s 25 More Great […]
November 21, 2013
Contest: Show Us Your Burning Furiously Beautiful
Show us YOUR copy of Burning Furiously Beautiful for a chance to win Jack Kerouac memorabilia. Paul is giving away his own personal copy of an audio cassette that Carolyn Cassady made for him, labeled with her handwriting (with also the mailer too, which bears her signature), of Jack and Neal Cassady reading into a […]
November 20, 2013
Clip: Vox Poetica Published My Poem “In a Diner in America Circa 1956″
I’m thrilled to be published in vox poetica. The lit mag was founded in 2009 by Annmarie Lockhart, a resident of Bergen County, New Jersey — where I’m from! The poem featured, “In a Diner in America Circa 1956,” came to me one day as I was walking on Park Avenue during my lunch break. […]
November 19, 2013
Video: Joanne Kyger at The Poetry Project
I was excited to receive an email telling that this video of Joanne Kyger was recently uploaded to Youtube via The Poetry Project. Poet Joanne Kyger is the author of Just Space: Poems 1979-1989, which includes such poems as “Bob Creeley Has Died And He Is To Have A Tibetan Ceremony,” “Day After Ted Berrigan’s […]
