Mark McDermottSisterhood of the slide: Larkin PoeUsually great ideas are those that seem inevitable but only in retrospect. Like electricity and running water, say, which humans went a…Sep 5, 2021Sep 5, 2021
Mark McDermottLike a King: Ben Harper keeps risingThe first thing you hear is a long sinuous wail. A young yet regal man is seated on the stage, bowed almost reverentially over his lap…Sep 5, 2021Sep 5, 2021
Mark McDermottThe death of Betty JaneI received the call from my brother Denny, back in Iowa, late one April night. I knew from the first slowed syllables. I stepped out into…Aug 25, 2021Aug 25, 2021