Thanks to everyone who came out for Monster Holiday! It was great fun for us and we hope it was for you too!
We sold all of our books, which is great news! If you feel like you missed out on the great opportunity of getting one, or if you’re looking for [...]
I’ll admit it. I’m a sappy, wounded creative type, which is why I’ve always loved Cary Tennis’ advice column on Salon. True, he occasionally answers questions about dog etiquette and drunken debauchery, but most of the time, fellow creative types with existential troubles send in their questions and Cary writes wildly bloated and yet often quite touching and [...]
Have you ever wanted to rock out to LCD Soundsystem while reading a blog like I do?
Well, here you go.
LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends
This embedding in the WordPress on the server thing is hard to figure out, but another website will do, right? Just hit play and come back here and read!!! (OK so [...]
The first event held by Moxie Paper Press, ‘Monster Holiday’ was a hit! Video and photos will be available soon and additional prints of MPP’s collection of short stories, Monster Holiday, are ready for purchase per request - just email info@moxiepaperpress.com.
Leading up to the event and during it, many people asked me, “Why call it ‘Monster Holiday’?” There’s a simple, [...]
A few years ago I had a discussion with a co-worker about my struggles with insomnia. the first thing he asked me was to take him through my routine before I went to bed. At the time I was working a job where it was normal for my shift to end at 12am. The drive home would be an [...]
So I was sitting at work today, feeling entirely unmotivated to do much of anything. I think it’s just that time of year, and my brain is starting to hibernate.
While staring at my Google homepage, thinking that my daily horoscope was accurate, that it WAS time to take care of myself, the song “I Want [...]
Wouldn’t it be awesome if these were also called Rumble Strips?
And in related news:
I’ve been spending a lot of my time and energy bracing myself against bad things: the snow and wind; the economy; the ice on my stoop. I’ve also been thinking a great deal about the George Plimpton biography — George, Being George — that just came out.
Yes, it’s true, I haven’t read it. (It’s on [...]
What: “Monster Holiday,” an irreverent holiday gathering with writing and music, presented by Moxie Paper Press
When: Saturday, December 13th, 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Where: The Gallery at Bancroft Street Market, 2702 S. 10th Street (10th and Bancroft)
Cost: Free and Open to the Public – Donations Accepted
Moxie Paper Press presents Monster Holiday, a holiday gathering featuring [...]
Last week* I found out that those grooves in the road that make a weird sound when you drive over them are called rumble strips. This was amusing to me for two reasons: 1) because I thought it was a funny name and 2) because I was happy to learn something new and had that [...]