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When Hunter S. Thompson Ran For Sheriff

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

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

Charles Bukowski’s Favorite Los Angeles Locations

Jack Kerouac School of Poetry

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

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…

Aram Saroyan’s Writing Life

Aram Saroyan is a renowned poet, novelist, playwright and biographer. His father was legendary author William…

Carving the Life of a Writer

I’m a Woodcut Artist. Just before Covid, I was commissioned to create a t-shirt design for a North Hollywood…

Ernest Hemingway’s Accident Prone Journey

In 1954, Ernest Hemingway took his fourth wife Mary Welsh to Africa. He chartered a…

Edgar Allan Poe’s Mysterious Life

Edgar Allan Poe was master of the macabre. His gothic stories dealt with death, decomposition…