NOTE: I wrote this press release for the Reid Center, an exquisite former church building turned locally run concert venue. If you live in the area, do yourself a favor and check out the show. Ticket info is linked below. (RICHMOND, IND.) The Reid Center will present an evening of live music by Blackthorn’s Bards …
New Medium Post: What 9/11 means for Nature
In the late summer of 2001, I was living with my parents in the Cumberland Valley of Maryland. It is a landscape I know and love deeply. On September 11, that affinity shifted to anxiety and tragedy. Photo by Jorge Fernández Salas No planes crashed in that valley, but the trauma of lives lost in …
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Read My Profile of Joe Augustin, Music Promoter Extraordinaire, aka Achilles Tenderloin, aka ALMS
Joe Augustin, blues guitarist aka Achilles Tenderloin and music promoter at ALMS: Augustin Live Music Solutions, is an indispensable community member in Richmond, Indiana. Read my profile of Joe in my local newspaper, Western Wayne News.
Medium Post: The Art of Selfies and Crystal Flutes: It’s All About Perspective
I felt the switch flip in my brain as I took in the world from his perspective.
Richmond Plastics Fire, 2023 April 11
Last updated 2023 August 31. Comment on this post or contact me for corrections, additions, photos or videos about this event. On Tuesday April 11, 2023, a warehouse reported to be stockpiling plastic and batteries burst into flame. By the next day, it was all over the national news outlets. My family was among the …
Medium Post: Things to Do When DoorDash is Dead
It’s 5 pm on Wednesday and I need cash. Even dull gig work pays some of the bills. What do I do in the meantime? Sit down on the couch. Close and reopen the Dasher app, trying to refresh my request to the job gods. I implore, I’ll even accept Burger King! No response. Close and reopen …
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