Monthly Archives: March 2010

Son House performing “Death Letter” (The White Stripes recorded a version too)…

Superstar David Erlewine guest-edited the spring issue of jmww, which is now live. It’s an all-flash issue, featuring an impressive list of writers (take a deep breath): Charles Lennox, Jarrid Deaton, Gary Moshimer, Rusty Barnes, Katrina Gray, Timothy Gager, Seth … Continue reading →

Do you ever look up which font was used in a book? I do. Sometimes. Here are a series of videos featuring book designers from Penguin talking about fonts. Pretty cool, if you’re into fonts…

Writers can be hard on themselves. At least this one can. I definitely have my self-pugilistic tendencies. I am, as they say, aware of the issue. Yet the issue remains an issue. Actors are the same way. See, for example, … Continue reading →