If I end up founding my own university (“Cecil Vortex University” — or perhaps “the University of Cecil Vortex”) the CVU/UCV hymnal will include the following words:
- “roar”
- “kindled”
- “e’er”
- “hail”
- “gibbous”
Cecil Vortex
An Interview with Jon Carroll
Photo credit: Terry Lorant Photography.
Throughout the 1970s, Jon Carroll worked at magazines and papers that ranged from Rolling Stone and the Village Voice to Oui and WomenSports. Since 1982, he’s written a regular column for the San Francisco … Read on Macduff...
The Against the Day Deathmarch, Week 16
I’m so far behind, I think the Gravity’s Rainbow Deathmarch just passed me on the trail. Hey guys!
As with all things of late, I blame the Golden State Warriors. See, as a Warriors fan, I’ve been conditioned to expect … Read on Macduff...
Tapping stubbed toes ‘neath a (Gibbous Moon)
Over the last few weeks I’ve begun tripping and cursing and toe-stubbing my way around the magical world of midi recording. The neatest thing so far has been seeing how easy it is go from playing a piece to printing … Read on Macduff...
Seriously
“I’m not laughing at you.
I’m laughing with me.”
The Against the Day Deathmarch, Week 15
I’m chasing a tangled ball of yarn, I am — still a little bit behind, not quite a week’s worth. Seems like most folks who were likewise lagging have now caught up, which is kind of exciting. Infuriating, too. But … Read on Macduff...
An Interview with Van Dyke Parks
Photo credit: Rocky Schenk.
For over four decades, Van Dyke Parks has worked as singer, lyricist, composer, arranger, producer, and sessions player on an astonishing assortment of projects, collaborating with everyone from Randy Newman, Ry Cooder, Bonnie Raitt, and … Read on Macduff...
The Against the Day Deathmarch, Week 14
After two whole weeks of being on target, I’ve fallen a bit behind. My hopes to stall some more and catch up before going live this week were dashed when two DMers showed up in an innocent little sidepost about … Read on Macduff...
Something that surprised me today
The downright deviant number of flip-flops
we have in my house. We have, like,
fourteen pairs of flip-flops in my house.
And I don’t wear flip-flops. They flip too much.
So that leaves three people in my house with fourteen … Read on Macduff...
An Interview with DyAnne DiSalvo
Photo credit: Brian Butler.
DyAnne DiSalvo has written seven children’s books and illustrated over forty, and has worked with numerous authors including Beverly Clearly, Mary Pope Osborne, Jean Fritz, Jane O’Connor, Patricia Reilly Giff, Jean Marzollo, and Amy Hest.… Read on Macduff...