Pastoral
Sunday I drove to a point north of Austin, like I do every other week. I turned on the radio when I reached the city limit, because Austin’s radio stations are more exciting than Houston’s.
In the town of … Read the rest!
Linkelodeon
Two creative writing students record their observations of Alec Baldwin’s Yale visit. “She grabs my neck and pulls me towards her. ‘He’s looking at me like this and them he says, what are you doing after this?‘”
You’ll … Read the rest!
Questions on my Mind Lately
1. Why would a teacher tolerate bullying in his classroom?
2. If a divorced mother is “bat-shit insane,” how does that justify a divorced father verbally abusing his own child?
3. Is it just my … Read the rest!
dream post for Rose
I had nightmares all last night. First, a crazy person I know had swelled to eight feet in height and was trying to get at me through the chain-bolted door. The instruction manual said that, to … Read the rest!
Racist Houston, Racist America
For a good long while now, it’s been freaking me out that Houston’s Craigslist Rants & Raves seem way, WAY more racist than those of other American cities. Also, our Houston Chronicle is littered with more … Read the rest!
Beat Up
Do you ever wake up mysteriously sore? Feeling like someone hit you with a bag full of hammers all night? That happened to me this morning and I don’t know why. All we did last night was play … Read the rest!
God, I love YouTube.
1. The best video clip in the world, in which Buck Rogers, 20th century space pilot displaced inti the 25th century, in two fell swoops, with nothing but intuition, teaches a DJ how to play … Read the rest!
Now that I’ve scared everyone away…
It’s time to talk about good things.
1. We finally saw Little Miss Sunshine and, oh my god, it was one of the funniest, awesomest movies I’ve ever seen in my life. I bet … Read the rest!
Ice Storm
There was an ice storm in Houston overnight. An ice storm means that a bunch of ice gets on the freeways, and SUVs slide into each other. Then the city closes a bunch of freeway entrance ramps because … Read the rest!
Chreativity
So now I’m in the post-holiday, early new year phase where I feel all pumped-up to start new projects. Why does this happen every year? Because Christmas fuels creativity, I think.
I have one writing project that’s almost done, … Read the rest!
