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Coconut Woman
When I lived on Hawaii I ate Coconuts She said When I lived on Hawaii I ate coconut. When I lived on Hawaii I watched Surfers sail She...
Dec 3, 20191 min read




My brain is a collage (Pass the Elmer's)
What it's like trying to write a novel?
Apr 10, 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 15, 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...
Mar 6, 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.
Feb 7, 20181 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.
Dec 4, 20171 min read


As For You, Troy Donahue...
The Ultimate Golden Boy for the Ultimate Angel Boy.
Oct 6, 20171 min read


Stargazer
They knock you out with their freckles and their fragrance. They're showy and show-offs.
Oct 6, 20172 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 6, 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...
Aug 3, 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.
Jul 28, 20171 min read




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