The Haunting Journey of William Peter Blatty

When William Peter Blatty was a high school student at Brooklyn Prep, one of his…

Charles Bukowski’s Favorite Los Angeles Locations

Why Did William Burroughs Shoot His Wife?

William Burroughs is known for three things. He was a junkie, he wrote Naked Lunch and…

The New Yorker Article That Made Tony Bourdain Famous

Jack Kerouac’s Days as a Fire Lookout

In the summer of 1956, 34-year old Jack Kerouac was a struggling writer. His soon to be…

C.S. Lewis on God and Good Vs. Evil

British writer C.S. Lewis couldn’t fathom how a just God presided over a world that was so cruel…

Virginia Woolf’s Difficult Life

Virginia Woolf was born into a life of high society and privilege. Her father, Sir Leslie Stephen…

Jack Kerouac School of Poetry

On June 13, 1975, Tibetan Buddhist meditation teacher Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche visited Naropa University in…

More Better Writing Advice

With so many people offering writing advice at Medium, I thought I’d take a crack at it.

When Hunter S. Thompson Ran For Sheriff

Aspen, Colorado had two widely read newspapers in 1968, the conservative Illustrated News…