Hard Times
July 30, 2020
Evanston RoundTable, July 29, 2020 Such a shock to turn on the radio and hear: “I’m so afraid of goin’ out, and I’m so tired
It is a vanity project and a writing closet, a treasure chest for news, views and reviews.
More prosaically, it provides a store house for my writing. Some of it is quirky – poems, sayings and asides. There are movie and book reviews, profiles and other articles from my past and present sojourn as a journalist. Plus my new book — The Dream Machine: A Novel of Future Past!
Novel
The Dream Machine: A Novel of Future Past
A thrilling, highly imaginative and tautly written journey back in time to find “the tool to unrule” a post-American fascism.
“Brilliant,” says National Book Award winner and MacArthur Genius Fellow Charles Johnson of “The Dream Machine: A Novel of Future Past.”
“A great tale, brilliantly told,” says violist and international recording artist Roger Chase. “There are surprises on every page, and the end, which comes only too soon, is a coda of marvelous drama, invention and imagination.”
Tour de Evanston
July 15, 2020
Evanston RoundTable, July 16, 2020 With its excellent bike lanes and trails, Evanston is an eminently bikeable city, through which I have been riding some
Giving Thanks
July 3, 2020
Evanston RoundTable, July 1, 2020 Even in these terrible times of global pandemic, persistent and virulent racial inequities and a spiraling economy, it is good
When Lilacs Last
June 19, 2020
Evanston RoundTable, June 17, 2020 Now we come to the best part of the year, when the nights are crisp and cool and the days
Arts Groups Transition to Online Learning
June 13, 2020
Evanston RoundTable, June 13, 2020 With remarkable speed and a mostly seamless transition, Evanston arts groups have moved from in-studio to online lessons and classes.
Esteemed Guitarist Offers to Play in Your Backyard
June 13, 2020
Evanston RoundTable, June 13, 2020 Donovan Mixon will bring an intimate concert to your back yard. Evanston jazz guitarist Donovan Mixon wants to play for
A Worthy Pandemic Pastime: Tell Your Story
June 5, 2020
Evanston RoundTable, June 3, 2020 As we wait (and wait and wait) for the pandemic to end and some kind of “normal” life to resume,
Some Lessons
May 20, 2020
Evanston RoundTable, May 20, 2020 They’re sprouting up like brightly colored tulips, the signs all over Evanston that read: “Thank You Health Care & Essential
Conflicted
May 6, 2020
Evanston RoundTable, May 6, 2020 It’s always been my curse to see the other person’s point of view. I hate it. So apparently did Truman.