Fiction, Nonfiction, and Art
Listen here. Full transcript: Sam Patch, the Jersey Jumper, the Yankee leaper, reached celebrity status in the early nineteenth century for his death-defying leaps from great heights including two jumps …
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Listen here. Full Transcript: Before Evil Keneval or Harry Houdini, before P.T. Barnum’s circus, Sam Patch drew crowds of thousands who came to watch his dangerous leaps from the rooftops, …
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In the process of writing my next novel, I became enamored with the stranger-than-fiction tales of the daredevils of Niagara Falls. This fall, I’ll release a well-researched 20-30 min episode …
Niagara Falls Daredevil Podcast Read More
Several months ago, I found a discarded “Laugh” sign, the kind sold at home goods stores that looks almost as if it were constructed out of old barn wood. It’s …
Mounted Fish from Aluminum Cans Read More
The new year is coming, and I’ve decided to record my five favorite fiction and nonfiction books read in 2022. Below is my nonfiction list in no particular order.* Hell’s …
The 5 Best Nonfiction Books I Read in 2022 Read More The new year is coming, and I’ve decided to record my five favorite fiction and nonfiction books read in 2022. Below is my fiction list in no particular order.* Alligator …
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I created an 8 1/2 foot tall eyeball snowman out of cement and paper mache for Art All Night 2022 in Tenleytown. It wasn’t easy, and there were plenty of …
“Eyebominable Snowman” at Art All Night Read More
I live in Takoma Park and have several times engaged in unpermitted public art. I presume it’s for these reasons that people continued to ask my opinion on the controversial …
Thoughts on Takoma Park’s Painted Sidewalk Controversy Read More
I’m creating a serious of linocuts that show Washington, D.C. with various creatures. My latest is this one showing a flying saucer over the pentagon. You can buy one here.
“PentaGONE” Linocut Read More
Episode 3 includes the story “The Life Story of a Chilean Sea Blob.” In 2003, a giant animal glob washed up on the beach in Chile. For several days, news …
Podcast Ep. 3: The Life Story of a Chilean Sea Blob Read More