We are playing a particularly cool version of “Subterranean Homesick Blues” on KCCK these days, which reminded me of something that has been disturbing me for awhile.


I write things and talk about stuff. Sometimes I swim.
We are playing a particularly cool version of “Subterranean Homesick Blues” on KCCK these days, which reminded me of something that has been disturbing me for awhile.


The Mannheim Steamroller is bringing its Christmas show to Cedar Rapids again this year. And it’s special, because 2021 is the thirty-fifth anniversary of the release of “Christmas,” their first holiday album, a collection that completely changed how people listened to Christmas music. And it’s all thanks to me. Because I was the first person […]
The North Iowa Book Bash in Clear Lake, Iowa, is always a fun and successful time. I met a ton of friendly readers, hung with some cool writers, and even sold a couple books! The Book Bash is a big deal in North Central Iowa. Well attended and scrupulously organized by the great Mickey Haley-Fredericks, […]