The Mysteries of Existence
June 15, 2017
Evanston RoundTable, June 15, 2017 Modern science fools us into believing we can understand the world. Not so. Take mathematics, the supposed foundation of science
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!
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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.”
‘Relativity’: A Play Review
June 5, 2017
Evanston RoundTable, June 1, 2107 Albert Einstein advanced his two most famous theories, on special and general relativity, when he was a young man, and
The Six Pillars
June 5, 2017
Evanston RoundTable, June 1, 2017 Evanston is Heavenston for most of us, the town where we love to live, work, play, and enjoy the many
Award-Winning Author Recalls Evanston Boyhood
May 19, 2017
Evanston RoundTable, May 18,2017 For Charles Johnson, Evanston was a great place to grow up. The multi-award-winning author and winner of a MacArthur “Genius Grant”
Shostakovich’s Fifth
May 5, 2017
Evanston RoundTable, May 4, 2017 Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, and Mahler all wrote great Fifth Symphonies. Shostakovich’s was something else: a plea for redemption and a window
Michael Gibson Reflects on 42 Years with the Evanston Post Office
May 4, 2017
Evanston RoundTable, Nov. 5, 2015 After more than four decades working in the Evanston Post Office, Michael Gibson, the steady and beloved fixture behind the
Trash Busters
April 20, 2017
Evanston RoundTable, April 20, 2017 April 22 is Clean Up, Evanston! Day. It’s a worthy and necessary admonition because litter is, unfortunately, everywhere: on the
Bad Habits
April 7, 2017
Evanston RoundTable, April 6, 2017 We are all creatures of habit. Habits permeate our daily life, so much so that we don’t even realize the
Viola Lesson
March 23, 2017
Evanston RoundTable, March 23, 2017 “Hi, come in, nice to finally meet you,” Karen said at the door. “Let me take your coat.” I was