REMINDER: September 7th–Word by Word, Conversations with Writers features NEA Chairman and Sonoma County Poet, Dana Gioia, and Lynn Freed (who will be at the Sonoma County Book Festival). That’s 7 pm (pacific). To listen in streaming, simply visit http://www.krcb.org and click listen or wait a week for the show to be archived at: http://www.pcmg.tv/krcb/wbw/wbw.htm
The Book of Laney
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Go, Hillary, go!! Clinton Unveils Legislation to Restore FEMA to Independent, Cabinet-Level Status & Launch Katrina Commission to Investigate Hurricane Recovery Efforts : “It’s difficult to have visited with those whose lives have been shattered by Hurricane Katrina and feel that they were well served. At every turn, I encountered our fellow citizens with desperate questions and few answers. The bureaucracy created by moving … Read More
Limbo, and Other Places I Have Lived is an absolutely kick-ass beautiful collection of stories by Lily Tuck. You read these stories set all over the world and even though you may not have visited the locales, you feel as though you have been there because the sense of alienation and exasperation the characters feel is so genuine, so real. They are all so … Read More
A couple of months ago, Dave Clapper asked me if I would act as Guest Editor at Smokelong Quarterly for the March 2006 issue. Thrilled, I said, “YES!” without hesitation. Well, it seems that things have speeded up a bit and so I am guest editor as of now for the December 2005 issue. What that means is that we’re reading right now for … Read More
Your Tax $$ at Work
Allen pointed me in the direction of this (which I am presenting without commentary as it speaks for itself): FEMA Rap
V.S. Naipaul’s novel Half a Life is the story of Willie Chandran and his desire to erase the mistakes of his father, who married his mother not out of desire for her but because he wished to do something of substance with his life. The marriage was one of circumstance, not love and though Willie wishes to break this chain of events, what he … Read More
Now that’s what I’m talking about–Vacation is Over… an open letter from Michael Moore to George W. Bush: Friday, September 2nd, 2005 Dear Mr. Bush: Any idea where all our helicopters are? It’s Day 5 of Hurricane Katrina and thousands remain stranded in New Orleans and need to be airlifted. Where on earth could you have misplaced all our military choppers? Do you need … Read More
Well, I have to say, I thought it would be a cold day in Hell before I ever said good job to a mainstream news organization, but CNN is doing an excellent job of covering the crisis in the Gulf Coast. They are keeping the heat on. They are not letting up on the few government officials who will come on television to speak … Read More
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