There are times when I write something so beautiful I can’t believe that I was the one who wrote it. I think for a moment that someone must have broken in while I slept and typed out a file on [...]
I have been a fan of Death Cab for Cutie for over a decade now. There is something about the haunted, hollow sound they make that strikes a cord with me. There is an innate sadness to the music, even [...]
Richard Brautigan's novel In Watermelon Sugar is a strange animal. Brautigan is a poet and he writes the novel as separate passages [...]
April is, as I’m sure you are all aware, National Poetry Month! And to celebrate I thought I would share some poetry with you. But let’s be perfectly clear, not my own. I once wrote poetry. Long lilting things full [...]
It is the last day of vacation and I am full of conflicting emotions. The first is relief. Everyone is exhausted, sunburnt, the money is gone; it feels like it is time to return home, to the normal routine, to [...]
So gather ’round math fans, preferably in a circle, as we celebrate a one-in-a-century day of Pi. We all know that March 14 (3/14) is Pi Day but this year we get something very special. Because it is 2015 we [...]
Ideas & ExcusesPaul Matthew Carr2025-04-06T14:29:10-06:00
