Paul Matthew Carr

I first saw Robin Williams on an episode of Happy Days. He played the strange and quirky Mork from Ork in a really bizarre dream sequence … or was it? Not long after Mork was spun-off to his own show, [...]

This is from way back in 2010, a conversation between Craig Ferguson and Stephen Fry. It proves that a quiet, erudite conversation can be immensely entertaining. The bit about social media and Twitter is very insightful. Not to mention the [...]

Howdy y’all! Welcome to the Website Roundup! This here’s the place where we rustle up a hootenanny of info – yee haw! That was forced wasn’t it? See, by calling this post ‘Roundup’ I figured I’d adopt a cowboy voice [...]

David Hicks is a writer. A damn good one. He is the author of dozens of short stories, one novel and a wildly entertaining blog. He is also a teacher, a mentor and (I’m proud to say) a good friend. [...]

Progressive Rock. It is a term that inspires love, deep and heartfelt. And hate, venomous and cruel. To some it means complex musical suites comprised of off-beat time signatures, extended themes and orchestrations and philosophical concepts. To others it is [...]

I have reached the end of being cool. This is not something that is easy to admit, but it is something that needs to be acknowledged and accepted. Whatever level of coolness that I had once achieved in my life [...]

I have been traveling recently, quite unexpectedly and not for the happiest of purposes. While I was traveling I have not been able to write as much as I would like. And although I‘ve been back for just about a [...]

Tomorrow is the memorial service for my step-father Jim Morton. I say the word “step” here which, while accurate, does not convey his role in my life accurately. For when I think of the word “father” it is his memory [...]

Time, as Steve Miller famously said, keeps on ticking, ticking, ticking into the future. Jim Croce wanted to save time in a bottle. And Cher wanted to turn it back. Time is a rare commodity. I am greedy for time. [...]

I am 16 years old and I am sitting on the hood of my car in the parking lot of a 7-11 next to the girlfriend of my best friend. The car is a ’79 Chevy Citation, grey and dented. [...]