Fiction, Nonfiction, and Art
I met Clarke Bedford as he readied his steampunk art car, Vanadu, for the Takoma Park Fourth of July Parade. Bedford invited me to his home in Hyattsville, MD which, …
Clarke Bedford on Art Cars, Humor in Visual Art, and Comfort in Nonconformity Read More
Over the past several years, Rania Peet was the creative mind behind the large-scale sculptures on display at Silver Spring, Maryland’s The Haunted Garden. Nosy neighbors and legal rigmarole shut …
Haunted Garden Artist Rania Peet Read More
Here I am with my kids on the local news. Thanks, Beth Parker and Fox5 DC. DC News FOX 5 DC WTTG I also made a video that shows more …
King Kong on a DC Traffic Box Read More
Kelly Towles’s work is all over Washignton, DC. Recently, he completed a massive mural near Nationals Park. Below, he answers questions about that piece and his other work. When and …
Interview with DC Street Artist Kelly Towles Read More
Caitlin Carroll’s documentary Painted City will tell the stories behind Washington D.C.’s murals. Here, she gives a sneak peek as to what we can expect upon the movie’s release next …
Painted City: A Documentary About D.C.’s Murals Read More
Longtime D.C. resident Jeremy Trylch talks about switching from crime fiction to surrealism, being an expat, the magic in Chinese culture, and his new novella Carnival of Sand. What’s your book …
Jeremy Trylch on His New Novella and Finding Magic in China Read More
Recently, Ben’s Chili Bowl celebrated its 55th anniversary. The event reminded me of famed hot dog artist Hawk Krall and his illustration of D.C.’s famous half-smoke. I emailed him some questions about …
Food Illustrator Hawk Krall on the Half-Smoke, Ben’s Chili Bowl, and Other Local Fare Read More
The first stikman appeared in New York more than twenty years ago. The figures can also be found in the streets of Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C and other U.S. …
Stikman in D.C. Read More
At a time when many are talking about the decline of reading, Cherokee Rose has begun a reading series in DC that regularly draws a crowd. She is the producer …
Cherokee Rose of Naked Girls Reading D.C. Read MoreIn wake of creating the robot traffic control box, I’m continuing to obsess about those ugly metallic boxes spread about Washington, DC. Here is my recent email to Lionell Thomas, Executive Director …
Plea for Beautified Traffic Control Boxes Read More