I’ve been pondering a few uncomfortable questions since watching President Obama’s third State of the Union speech last night on KLRU. I must admit that it was a stunningly crafted speech, thoroughly moving and exquisitely written. That said, there was one point that struck me in an off-key way. This was the topic of job [...]

Vampire News spotted an articled entitled “N.J. vampire subculture thrives on blood rituals, fangs” yesterday online. Ah, good old New Jersey. Frank Sinatra, The Sopranos, Bruce Springsteen, The Jersey Devil and, yes, vampires! Here is the video portion of the article posted on NJ.com: Within the vampire subculture, a new generation rises Bookmark to: Hide [...]

Hello everyone! It’s that time again to vote for the Best of Austin in the 2009 Austin Chronicle online poll! And, yes, I’m shamelessly asking for your vote in the Local Author/Poet category under the MEDIA section. You don’t have to be from Austin to cast a vote! Please help me to be named the [...]

**PRESS RELEASE** Western Australian publisher Brimstone Press launches a major new national magazine – aptly titled BLACK: Australian Dark Culture – that explores Australia’s attraction to the dark side. BLACK covers pop culture and entertainment with a dark flair: from movies, music, and books, to politics, witchcraft, fashion, comics, gaming, true crime, bizarre medical cases, [...]