Hunter S Thompson

This could (and should) change your writing entirely. — “It’s better to fail at originality than succeed in imitation.” Herman Melville I found this on Facebook’s Buy and Sell the other day. I don’t care about the construction boots themselves. It’s the line I love. Construction boots for sale. Only worn once to a wedding. God, I wish I’d…

A review of Timothy Denevi’s biography of Hunter S. Thompson and his efforts fighting American fascism. Hunter S. Thompson is a familiar figure in pop culture. Most people likely know him as the burnt-out acid-fried Dr. Gonzo toting a suitcase stuffed with more drugs than a pharmacy. What this legacy…

Warning: Don’t try this at home. — It can be useful to emulate the style and routines of your idols when you’re in a creative rut. Let me tell you, I’ve been in the ruttiest rut that ever rutted, and I needed a way out. Thankfully, the daily schedule of one of my favorite prolific authors, Hunter…

Seventeen years ago this week, the greatest writer of a generation blew his brains out. I was pulling my shitty car into the parking lot at my shitty job when the news filtered through. Hunter S Thompson died today, the man on the shitty radio said. It was February 20…