“In the beginning, no one was around.” – Zachary Schomburg, “1977” Before we start, I gotta come clean: even though this is a genre I really really like, I’m not […]
#10 FILMREC: READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026)directed by: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillettrated R for bloody violence, gore, and cussin For fans of…Ready or Not (2019) So I forgot […]
Friday Links: Great Titles Edition
“I couldn’t picture anything coming out of my mouth without bats flying from between my teeth and getting in her hair.” – Lucy Corin, ‘Everyday Psycho Killers’ It is somehow […]
Albums I Should Have Listened To Already: ‘Sistahs’ by Big Joanie
“Don’t tell me to wait” – Big Joanie, “New Year” It’s time for another “Albums I Should Have Listened To Already!” This one is exciting. We’re getting into contemporary punk! […]
Friday Links: Forget The Forms Edition
“Safety isn’t guaranteed by where earth is in its turning, god knows she’s learned that, if nothing else.” – Beth Gilstrap, ‘There Is News Along The Ohio River’ Form—who cares […]
Riffs On Writing With Gwendolyn Brooks
“I write my poems on scraps of paper because I want to carry them in my address book. I’m likely to read them at a moment’s notice.” – Gwendolyn Brooks, […]
#9 FILMREC: GREEN ROOM
Green Room (2015)directed by Jeremy SaulnierRated R for brutal graphic violence, drugs, and cussin For fans of punk rock, antifa, and Patrick Stewart. Full disclosure, Dr. Xavier ain’t one of […]
Friday Links: A Nation Made Of Mango Streets Edition
“Then as if she forgot I just moved in, she says the neighborhood is getting bad.” – Sandra Cisneros, ‘The House On Mango Street’ Another Friday Links that I’m pre-writing. […]
Dispatches From The Weirdo Convention 2026
“It can make us physically well, or horribly ill.” – David Byrne, ‘How Music Works’ Real quick: I am reading poems TONIGHT, 3/11, at The Whistler. That’s right, two weeks […]
#8 FILMREC: AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON
An American Werewolf in London (1981)directed by John LandisRated R for gore, cussin, and nudity For fans of buddy comedies, werewolves, and practical effects. This one is a little more […]