The Evil Word
Earlier this year, after being recurrently (and then constantly) sick, I went under the knife. Adios, gallbladder. Though all went more or less smoothly, this was my first experience with […]
Earlier this year, after being recurrently (and then constantly) sick, I went under the knife. Adios, gallbladder. Though all went more or less smoothly, this was my first experience with […]
Two people: Katie, the new store manager at Jeannette Rankin Peace Center (she formerly ran Bathing Beauties), is making JRPC look great. If you haven’t checked out JRPC lately, check […]
As a reader–one who writes, too–I find books about writing to be one of two things: literary caffeine, or literary NyQuil. If it’s a good “about writing” book, I’m fascinated; […]
Concerned Citizens for Jenny
This just in: The “Neighbors of Russell Street” will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 26th, at 7 pm. at the Bethel Church (upstairs), 1601 S. 6th St. W., […]
To learn more about the human rights violations at Guantanamo Bay, I’ve started reading Guantanamo: What the World Should Know (Chelsea Green, $15) by Michael Ratner and Ellen Ray. This […]
Whether it’s your own garden, a CSA share, or simply buying too much at the farmer’s market, at this time of year in Missoula it’s somewhat easy to find yourself […]
This is more like it. And so is this. (Thanks, K.)
[pp. 260-261] Surely the most revealing expression of Capote’s difficulty with endings, and all that they represent, is the lyrical scene with which In Cold Blood ends. He liked to […]
Man–I really object to this story about Montana schools fail No Child marks for yearly progress (Missoulian, Rob Chaney). First of all 71 percent of them passed. Secondly any “failure” […]