I like to read about media enterprises that are thriving. It provides hope for the industry, and hope for me personally as a writer, editor and self-publisher. According to The New York Times, Etienne Uzac, 30, and Johnathan Davis, 31, founders of IBT Media, are...
Ad Blogging: A Positive Practice, An Unhealthy Obsession, Or Both?
Nearly two months ago, I made the decision to stop adding new content to AdPulp.com. I wanted to starve the blog and my blogging habit in the process. In theory it ought to be easy to do, the starving of a blog. Just close the window on it. Shut down the machine. Look...
Poetry Is The Corrective
America needs more poets and more lovers of poetry. I am prepared to do my part as a citizen, and as a writer and reader of verse. Post by Oregon Poet Laureate. The clever display of the poem fragment above is from Paulann Petersen, Oregon's Poet Laureate....
Spreading the Word
Last year I began to actively seek out new places to publish my writing. As someone who has invested heavily in the development of my own sites, I felt it was important to break out of any traps of my own making. To this end, here are three new pieces of writing (not...
2013—The Year in Place
"Choose my bluest tape and unlock my car An honest tune with a lingering lead has taken me this far" - Houser/Bell Here’s a run down of the places (other than home) where I spent at least one night in 2013: Smithtown, NY Marco Island, FL Seattle, WA* Brownsville, OR*...