My grandparents had a prehistoric coffee percolator for decades. The thing made legendary bad coffee. My grandfather worked a really early shift for much of his life. My grandmother would get up ...

I came to the Grateful Dead late by some standards, and left its orbit early by most. My first album was the band’s third, ...

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I discovered the writings of Charles Bukowski—who some call “The Poet of Skid Row”—in the 70s, when I was a young man. At the ...

Misha Lynn Moon (she/her) has been writing and publishing poetry for 35 years. She was the first public school teacher in Oregon to transition at mid career.

All the World a Poem by Gilles Tibo, Manon Gauthier (Illustrator) Pajama Press 2016, 32 pages, 9.0 x 0.4 x 9.0 inches, ...

Rosie (of the Lumberjanes) and Professor MacPherson (of Gotham Academy) have disappeared, and it’s up to their scouts and/or ...

Out of nothing, nature makes something. First there is hard rock planet; then there is life, lots of it. First barren hills; then brooks with fish and cattails and red-winged blackbirds. First an ...

My chief go-to guide for Europe is Rick Steves, who has made yearly trips to Europe over 40 years, and personally updates his guides. I trust his advice for anywhere in Europe and found him incredibly ...

(Stuff I’m interested in now, or was interested in before.) I was a long-time member of Global Business Network, a small think tank and consultancy based in Emeryville, California. Occasionally I’ll ...

Some of my most intense reading experiences have been listening to an audible book. When I was commuting to work, audible books transformed my commute from dread to anticipation. The best books would ...