mostly nonfiction and bakersfield news | November 13th, 2009
Witch Black and Baby Blue
By James Michael Blaine
Chaos everywhere in the five county area and by the time I creep into the last ER I’ve had more than my fill of manic-depressives and opiate suicides gone awry. I drop my gear and sift through the patient fridge for a Gatorade G2.
“No Grape?” I ask Jody, the nurse.
Swiping her name [...]
Two Films Have Sneak Peek At Bakersfield Comicon 2
I showed up late to the second annual Bakersfield Comicon. I was riding in the Hectic Films van getting a literal “Bird’s Eye View” with filmmaker Rickey Bird who was looking for some kind of attachment that could be used between a Mac computer and a projection screen. Don’t ask. He was frustrated, but all [...]
Lara Starr Talks ‘Wafflewich’ In Frugal Foodie Book
From The Mail Bag
Please enjoy this post by Michael Thomas Ford on RedRoom.com today. Why do gay men get the best fan mail? – Erika Rae, Irresponsible Editor
For some reason Mondays bring the most reader mail. I don’t know if it’s because people have more time over the weekend and decide that writing to me is preferable to [...]
The Atheist and The Believer
Kip Tobin writes a thought provoking piece on the discussion of belief on TheNervousBreakdown.com. – Erika Rae, Irresponsible Editor
The atheist and the believer walked together on the path that followed the highway, looking for light.
Everything visible was dampened gray, as if some colossal waterlogged blanket was thrown on top of their sky and hung there, [...]
The Menace of Moose Heads
By Elizabeth Collins
Who, in this reading audience, hates moose and thinks they should die, should be wiped off the face of the Earth? (Sarah Palin, put your hand down.)
Moose aren’t typically seen as evil—they’re innocently goofy-looking, slow lumbering, vegetarian beasts. They’re even mildly cute in a gangly, too-big-for-their-own-good sort of way.
Think about Bullwinkle, and a [...]
On Writing, Words and Pity
Author Sunny Singh discusses realizing the true meaning of words at www.RedRoom.com. -Erika Rae, Irresponsible Editor
For the first time in my life, this past week I felt pity. It may sound strange as the word is so commonplace and yet it was profound experience.
As a writer, I am fascinated by the near impossible challenge of [...]
Happy Birthday to Irresponsible Writer Rich Ferguson
Nick Belardes makes a fabulous Bond Girl in this Happy Birthday post to Rich Ferguson on TheNervousBreakdown.com. – Erika Rae, Irresponsible Editor
Rich Ferguson, because it’s your birthday and because you just make being a Bond Girl so insanely cool, we’ve run a little contest in your honor: Who Makes the Best Bond Girl?
As you will [...]
Bakersfield Day of the Dead 2009
On Roman Polanski
By Sean Beaudoin
Like any other issue, the question of defending or excusing the behavior of Roman Polanski is vastly more nuanced that either Geraldine Ferraro (jail for life, how could you think otherwise?) or Debra Winger (he’s a great artist, this is an outrage) would have it. The abuse of a minor, on the surface, [...]
