Moose in Fog is the name of my next band. (photo 6/22/25) Quote: “Ukraine looked poised to join the West, and Israel looked poised to join the East. So what happened? Putin invaded Ukraine to stop the first movement, and Hamas and Iran’s other proxies attacked Israel to stop the second…It is all the same…
In 2009 I was asked to answer the Book Brahmins Questionnaire on Shelf Awareness. Never hard to get me talking about books I love, so I did, and here are their questions and my answers, lightly edited. On your nightstand now: The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson. I was raised in…
Very funny, and if you’re looking for it (and even if you aren’t) really smart. Funny? The Willoughby brothers and their poor father, among many, many anecdotes. Smart? Bryson ends his experience of the Cuban missile crisis with “I haven’t trusted grown-ups for a single moment since.” There, in a sentence, the 60’s explained. …
I was a guest on Coffee Table on KBBI this morning, keeping company with Shady Grove Oliver and Terry Rensel as we talked about our favorite reads with people who call in. It was a blast, as always–thanks, guys!–and without further ado, here’s the books we talked about on the air. Caroline Cow Woman of…
