Well, the book is out to advanced press. And some left-leaning bloggers and websites are combing through Palin’s claims. If you aren’t a fan of Palin, you probably aren’t surprised to hear that they are finding some statements in the books that… stretch the truth a bit. Salon has a good shakedown [...]

Here’s another installment from my forthcoming book. (I won’t post every chapter, only occassional ones.)
VoxPop, Sander and Me — Chapter 3
“Fifty thousand in cash! Fifty thousand in cash to launch your new indie bookstore! Get your free fifty thousand!” I was passing out translucent envelopes containing banknotes, stickers and silver coins to attendees strolling the [...]

Report from the Mountains, a weekly radio program of poetry and jazz from the Grizfork Studio: in the shadow of the Absarokas, in the reflection of the Yellowstone River, in the range of the Redtail and Raven …
This week’s episode features the poem “Southeast of Red Shirt” and a classic from Monk’s Misterioso.
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Michael and I have been to some book and literary fairs all over the world, but the Baltimore Book Festival is one of the best. For one thing, it’s held every year in a picturesque area of the city called Mount Vernon, which resembles nothing so much as a European cathedral town; even though it’s [...]