Writer
February 11, 2026Musing on writing as a form: A flashback post, and igniting were thoughts generated on the mechanics of writing, as for me, personally. And despite a way-shitload of subject matter, could sometimes feel no real…
Tag Archives: journalism
WHCA Dinner: ‘A Horrible Time To Be Covering Trump’
April 26, 2025Overcast skies with a semblance of rain-to-come this late-afternoon Saturday in California’s Central Valley. Rain was forecast for today, but so far we’ve been high and dry. Maybe later: The annual White House Correspondents’ Association…
T-Rump: ‘He’s Good At Spewing Disinformation’
February 7, 2025An alteration for the current nowadays: I watch the ripples change their size But never leave the stream Of warm impermanence And so the days float through my eyes But still the days seem the…
Horror-Time Media-Melt On T-Rump Second Term
March 18, 2024Another start to another work week, and this late-afternoon Monday here in California’s Central Valley finds us edging closer and closer to November and to an election beholding to none in recent memory. In response…
Fonts Babel: Comic Sans Glorified
February 4, 2024Hanging loose this mid-day Sunday here in California’s Central Valley — another inside day with rain and more rain. I wanted to share this since last week, but never got around to it. Recalls the…
Work-Stoppage Strike At The Washington Post — First In Nearly 50 Years: ‘We Just Deserve To Be Dealt With Fairly By Our Employer’
December 7, 2023In a year of note-worthy union accomplishments across a wide variety of occupations from show biz to the auto industry, now it’s the media’s turn to stand in the labor spotlight — today about 750…
‘I … Am A Writer’
November 5, 2023(Artwork: Leonid Pasternak‘s ‘The Passion of Creation,’ found here.) Originative writing is an art form for the mentally disturbed. An actuality proven by history and reality. Yet nowadays there are thousands, literally hundreds of thousands…
Doing Journalism In A War Zone — In The ‘F*ck’ Moment
October 9, 2023Overcast with a chilly breeze this early-evening Monday here in California’s Central Valley — a quick turnaround from the heat, a nice break. Not on a break are journalists covering the horror of war now…
Lazy-Heartless Media And Truth
September 16, 2023In this age of all-encompassing media, there are still assholes and an entire industry of being neutral and above the fray of politics — moreover, this is the age of the T-Rump and a Republica…
Journalism Under Attack In Kansas — First Amendment And Death
August 13, 2023Asshole morons, obvious First Amendment violations in the biggest journalism story of the year, and death by anxiety — nothing heavy, plus creating another example of the Streisand effect. (Illustration found here.) I read about…