My brain is a collage (Pass the Elmer's)
What it's like trying to write a novel?
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Mar 15, 20181 min read
Muse of the Day: Donald O'Connor
Floyd the squirrel wouldn't exist without the fancy footwork and delightful words of one Donald O'Connor.
Mar 6, 20181 min read
Make It Rain
In Too Much Heaven, Petrichor is the Archangel of Rain whose current residence is an apartment that used to be a pasta factory on the...
Feb 7, 20181 min read
Have A Cookie
Because the squirrels of San Diego are fascinated by beat culture and fast cars, I knew I needed to find a mid-1950s to 1960s role model.
Dec 4, 20171 min read
Gabriel, Blow That Horn
Who put the WAM in the wam-a-lama-ding-dong?
Dec 4, 20171 min read
When You're A Squirrel, You're A Squirrel All The Way
West Side Story is a toolbox I go back to again and again.
Oct 6, 20171 min read
As For You, Troy Donahue...
The Ultimate Golden Boy for the Ultimate Angel Boy.
Oct 6, 20172 min read
Stargazer
They knock you out with their freckles and their fragrance. They're showy and show-offs.
Aug 6, 20171 min read
Talk To me, Harry Winston, Tell me All About it!
If Bess the kitten were a person, she would be Marilyn Monroe from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
Aug 3, 20171 min read
National Thang: David S. Pumpkins
David S. Pumpkins is uniquely American. He is a hero for our times. Absurdist. Relentless. Surreal. His own thang. He's the Patron Saint...
Jul 28, 20171 min read
Obsession by Maria Felix
I first saw a poster for Doña Diabla in a shop here in Austin called Tesoro's and quickly became obsessed with classic Mexican cinema.
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