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A new direction: over and out (for a while)
On May 2, 2011, with this post, I began everyday blogging around here (well, Monday through Friday, anyway). For nearly five months, with the exception of a legitimate week’s vacation, I made sure something new was up every morning at 8. On Fridays, I even posted off-the-cuff short stories, inspired by words suggested by my … Continue reading
Goodbye, R.E.M.
I’ve had hours to consider what I’ll say here, and it’s still not clear in my head. I don’t know how to begin to describe the emotions of hearing that my favorite band ever, one I’ve been with — and one that’s been with me — for the majority of my life, has sent itself off … Continue reading
Fort Benton travelogue
Last week, I traveled to Fort Benton to talk to the Friends of the Library group there. I love every chance I get to explore Montana, but Fort Benton holds a special place in my heart — for its history, for the folks I’ve met there, for its beauty. It’s the kind of place — … Continue reading
What I’m Reading: ‘The Sourtoe Cocktail Club’
If I’ve triggered this damn thing to autopost at the proper time (8 a.m. Mountain, Wednesday, September 14th), I should, at this very moment, be sitting (or perhaps lying down) in a wonderful old hotel in Fort Benton, Montana, reading this extraordinary book by Ron Franscell: I started The Sourtoe Cocktail Club about 10 days … Continue reading
Monday media musings
Vacation’s over. Also, how ’bout them Cowboys? Wait … don’t answer that. Did I ever mention that the wondrous R.J. Keller and golden-voiced Todd Keisling teamed up to create a book trailer for Quantum Physics and the Art of Departure? Well, they did. Check it out: Pass it on to your friends. Also worth noting: … Continue reading
On vacation
Glorious, glorious vacation. Posts will resume on Sept. 12. Be good to yourself — and each other — in my absence.
It’s Not Me. It’s Them.
Welcome to Day 2 of Honesty Week. Today, I’m all in for the breakup. Not between you and me, dear reader. Between me and that shameless strumpet whose attentions I’ve been seeking the whole time we’ve been together. The Other Writer. See, that’s what happens in this game. If you fall in love with books … Continue reading
To Dillon and back: an incomplete travelogue
If you followed the old blog, you might remember my Missoula travelogue from a week ago, when I proved that I’m a rather lacking photojournalist. Not content to prove it once, I’ve reiterated it with a trip to Dillon this week for a reading at the University of Montana Western. Take my hand and away … Continue reading
