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‘Weird things are already happening’: Byronfest 2016

Posted on July 12, 2016 | Leave a comment

This is the latest post on my town’s annual festival. See posts for Byronfest 2014 and Byronfest 2015. Before Byronfest 2016 had even begun, my friend Nina said a Greek food booth’s proprietor had brought a tin can of olive … Continue reading →

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‘I guess we’re ready to rock ‘n’ roll’: Byronfest 2015

Posted on July 18, 2015 | Leave a comment

Exactly seven minutes into this year’s Byronfest on July 10 (see details from last year’s here), I saw and heard a ponytailed dude shouting a lot of F-words at another dude near the Carnival stage where the ’80s cover band Sunset … Continue reading →

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Byronfest 2014: A small town parties down

Posted on July 20, 2014 | 2 comments

“What is Byronfest known for?” asked the lead singer of the band The Stevee Nix during the band’s opening-night set. “Brilliant stage banter,” I snarked to a fellow volunteer standing next to me. “I wanna taste every booth here tonight,” continued … Continue reading →

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Saying things can influence other people

Posted on September 24, 2017 | Leave a comment

It’s B.S. to declare things, like, for example, those people who declare they’re not gonna eat meat any more, or they’re gonna bike to work every day. But the attraction to doing this — I’ve felt it — is in … Continue reading →

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Collected Notes and Quotes from 2015

Posted on January 10, 2016 | Leave a comment

A listing in chronological order: At Busy Grocery Store: ‘YOU are gonna hafta be a good listener’ ‘We Need More Bus’: My Students Explain Things ‘Dose ahr not liess’: The week in quotes ‘An Undigested Bit of Beef’: Pocket pages week in review ‘What … Continue reading →

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Small town living’s fine, except for the white people

Posted on July 24, 2014 | 4 comments

I don’t mean to sound racist, but I’ve got a problem with white people. Lately I’ve realized that, living in my rural area, the people who drive too slow in front of me, the construction workers who (as I write … Continue reading →

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Distilling experience into text: The writer as interpreter of reality

Posted on July 21, 2014 | Leave a comment

“The cat’s just upside down, enjoyin’ the world.” My wife said aloud this description of our pet cat yesterday morning, and I wrote it down. I don’t think she meant for me to write it down, but I also don’t … Continue reading →

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Most-Genius Posts

Posted on August 10, 2013 | Leave a comment

Here are some of my favorite and/or most-brilliant posts “Literary Capital of Alabama”: Monroeville as Harper Lee’s Maycomb: Part 1, Part 2 (June 2016) Byronfest posts: 2014, 2015, 2016 Big Things Photographed from Inches Away (Sept. 2015, July 2016) Quotes … Continue reading →

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‘I lost valiantly’: Overheard quotes of the week

Posted on July 20, 2013 | Leave a comment

I listen. Sometimes I hear things I feel are worth writing down. Here are some recent things. Some of these overheard things are funny in context; some may be more amusing when read out of context. 1. Last weekend was … Continue reading →

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