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A great year at the movies.
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Let the Mystery Be
This year, I need all the magic I can get.
Dec 25, 2025
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Why a Mystery?
My first murder-mystery, Dead Man Blues, came out this fall, and many people have asked why I’d want to delve into the world of genre-writing…
Nov 19, 2025
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Why Poetry?
How "Trees", Wordsworth, Millay, Natalie Wood, My 7th Grade English Teacher, and others turned me into a poet; how I hunkered down to do the work; and…
Sep 5, 2025
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No Kings, No Bootlickers
My remarks delivered at the No Kings Rally in Lexington, Kentucky, on June 14,2025.
Jun 14, 2025
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Wise and Wonderful
The Liberal Left needs to speak up more often
Feb 27, 2025
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My Favorite Books, Films, and TV Shows of 2024
The art that moved and changed me the most this year
Jan 15, 2025
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Where Credit is Due
Jean Ritchie, Bob Dylan, and How Appalachia Gets Left out of the otherwise beautiful film A Complete Unknown
Dec 31, 2024
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