#lifebeforetheinternet
View this post on Instagram He pulled out a photograph of a woman. I loved her, he said, I loved her so much. He was very drunk. He told me they’d lived together someplace exotic, […]
Birdwatching with the dead – A father’s day instagram post
View this post on Instagram Since your death our conversations have gotten better. You ask about the birds we have here on the island. Your garden, like your mothers, was filled with bird feeders. You […]
Rules, reminders, and a playlist: some things you might need to write a memoir
When I was 12 my mother told me that I should write the history of the revolution she believed would happen in her lifetime. At sixteen I was sitting in a safe house in Brooklyn […]
When does the revolution begin?
Thirty-three years ago today the second American revolution was supposed to begin. I sometimes wonder if it was all an elaborate joke the Old Man (aka Gerald Dodein aka Gino Perente) played on us. Setting […]
Writers Resist: Readings for change
As part of my commitment to #writersresist and to celebrate the first anniversary of Red Star Tattoo I am looking to fundraise for social and climate justice causes through readings and workshops. You donate to a […]
Where we live now
Here is a picture that a friend sent to me of a book case at the Tommy Douglas library. I’m in some pretty interesting company there, but then again, these feel like pretty interesting times. Gino (aka the […]
Red Star Tattoo shortlisted for Hilary Weston Writer’s Trust Non-Fiction Award
Celebrating the best in Canadian non-fiction, the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize finalists have been revealed. How many have you read? Click #linkinprofile to shop. #IndigoBooks #WestonPrize #CanLit #Books A video posted by Indigo (@chaptersindigo) […]
The Back To School Feeling Never Ends
Fall Thoughts It’s cliché but the September light just gets me every time. And this feeling of renewal. Fresh pencils, fresh pages. The metaphoric made real. I often dreaded school as a kid but I […]
The many names and faces of the National Labor Federation
The organization I belonged to during my teenage years had many names and many faces and continues to operate thirty years later. In Redding California, the public face of the organization was the Western Service Workers Association. […]