Just Google “Seth”

The Copy Biz

See what happens? Number one. I read Seth Godin’s book Linchpin last year and realized I had been doing much of what he writes about. But of course he clarified all those ideas. Seth will change the way you think about marketing, social media and how you approach your job.

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Adventures in Escorted Touring

Blogging

Airplanes, cockleburs, near death experiences, the Skunk Train, El Capitan, City Lights, Hells Angels, lives on track and off, outlaws, Jehovah, I think I told someone I was a part of the universe, San Fran 10 years later and my life’s even weirder than ever. Someday the whole truth may come out but for now […]

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Words of Wisdom

The Copy Biz

In the 90’s my friend Tom and I would argue about who was the better band, Cracker or Oasis. Now I’ve grow to love Cracker but how can you top Noel Gallagher? oh and it’s a great piece of Content Marketing from adidas.

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A Report From The Road

Journalism

The weather has gone bad in Baltimore. It’s late at night and I’m staring at myself in a hotel mirror. The family and I are returning from a trip to Disney World. Fifteen hours ago we left Orlando in a vain attempt to outrun the storm that put us here. Florida was everything you’d expect […]

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The Wave Books Poetry Bus Tour

Features

The bus has come and gone…. The Poets are coming. The Poets are coming. Tomorrow night The Wave Books Poetry Bus Tour rolls into Providence, stopping at the First Unitarian Church on Benevolent Street. The series of performances, billed as “the most ambitious poetry tour ever attempted,” are a move away from poetry’s stuffy reputation. […]

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Would this guy “take his talents to South Beach?”

The Copy Biz

My favorite sports moment…

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One Month, One Novel

Features

Without a hard and fast deadline, many of life’s great projects get pushed off into the realm of “some day.” Everyone procrastinates, perpetually putting off that trip to Europe, learning French or writing the Great American Novel. It’s too easy, after working all day, to come home, eat dinner and pass out in front of […]

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Some Folks Never Seen A Bear At All (Hank Stabbed That Guy)

Creative

2006 FINALIST BUKOWSKI TAVERN SHORT STORY CONTEST (Story had to include words, Harpoon, Bukowski, Pint and Pen) It killed him about the same time Hank lost his head to that bear. “Nothing,” he used to say. Still, he walked around for years with that gash in his side, a small scar but deep. Hank was […]

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Slowhand

Journalism

Growing up I never learned how to play an instrument. Two weeks ago I decided to change that. It’s been gnawing at me for a while. Now my fingers hurt and my brain aches. But for a few classes in junior high I never studied music. It might be too late to become a rock […]

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Local Golfer Impaled By 5 Iron

Journalism

In honor of the U.S. open here’s a golf related column…. The man I’m talking to is insane. He’s drooling all over himself with rage. He can’t get the words out fast enough. His heart rate must be approaching its limit. And I’m not sure why. The thing is, I don’t care. I’m having a […]

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