Censorship bothers me. Folks who pull strings to censor their critics bother me even more, for some reason. Perhaps it’s because I expect censorship from authority figures but would like to believe the common man is above it. Alas, no. Teresa Nielsen-Hayden informs us that evil agent Barbara Bauer has managed to scare an ISP into [...]

Making the leap, I’ll be attending my first writers’ conference. The Pacific Northwest Writer’s Association holds its annual convention in Seattle. While under ordinary circumstances I would wait for the Willamette Writer’s Conference in August, the PNWA features an appearance by my writing mentor, Mercedes Lackey. I figure a trip to Seattle is a cheaper [...]

Desmond Dekker, 64, RIP.  From AP: May 26, 7:14 AM (ET) LONDON (AP) - Desmond Dekker, who brought the sound of Jamaican ska music to the world with songs such as “Israelites,” has died, his manager said Friday. He was 64. Dekker, who lived in England, collapsed from an apparent heart attack at his home on Thursday, manager [...]

At least for the moment. Sou MacMillan has been posting her serialized novel Chrysanthemum at GotPoetry.com; the book takes place in late ’80s Cincinnati, centered around the university and rock scene, and using real people… including me! The latest chapter chronicles the Shocklogic recording session in my apartment. She’s taken some license with the events [...]

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