What does it mean to have an artistic vocation? As I began writing this column, I googled the phrase and found an astonishing 5,330,000 results….
So, it’s been a while since I’ve written a Punk The Muse column. Easy, isn’t it, to slip away from regular work? You think you’re…
What do you know of “Chapel Perilous?” The story is this: in his quest for the Holy Grail, in a terrible storm, Gawain, Knight of…
Take a look at this painting (below) by Todd Brown, one of San Francisco’s most interesting artists. Notice the text? Act One: Begin. Act Two: Keep…
When I was 17, I spent a few months working the graveyard shift in a newspaper plant. The Miami News, to be precise. I was…
In a recent conversation, writer C.R. Stapor (author of the short story collection The Wraith Atlas, which I highly recommend), talked with me about developing a…
If I’m doing my job right, this column is different from previous ones. So, come along for a ride, we’re going off road. Random sentence…
“So I made a really great playlist last week,” said my friend as we embarked on a several-hour road trip. “You’ll love it.” “Okay, let’s…
You’ve dedicated your life to the Big Questions. Right on! So what are they? One says, “How do you get right with God?” Another smirks,…
“I could be bounded in a nutshell, and count myself a king of infinite space, were it not that I have bad dreams.” “Denmark’s a…