The Storming Bohemian Punks The Muse: 2021 Edition #3—”Of Time And Hoarding, Mystiques And Mistakes”
Today, reading an article in the New York Times, I learned of the Nebra Sky Disk. This disk of metal, depicting constellations of the night…
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…
When I was a child in kindergarten I worried about entering the first grade. In particular, I was worried about meeting the gym teacher, a…
I was at an event once where a writer (a good writer, whom I admire) was attempting to win a literary trivia game and not…
About six years ago, artist/teacher/community activist Todd Brown astounded me at his workshop, “The Art Of Not Knowing.” It was my first-ever art class. After a…
Is there anybody in America who is not plagued with ambivalent feelings this time of year? Religion, family, politics, hope, war & peace, guilt, memory,…
There are so many ways to punk the muse. Last week, I talked about visiting specialty bookstores. Visiting places of all sorts—bookstores, museums, caverns, mountains, river rapids, foreign…