Raymond Carver is without doubt one of the most celebrated, if not the most celebrated short story writer of the past 50 years. Called by some critics “The American Chekhov,” Carver’s haunting and spare stories inspired hundreds of writers and imitators and have been translated into 22 languages. Carver has a deep history in Humboldt […]
Jeff DeMark
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No Metal Allowed
"Ever since the first caveman picked up the first cudgel, went to the front door and smacked the first nosy saber-toothed tiger in the snout, mankind has known the atavistic power and pleasure of the bat." — Thomas Boswell, How Life Imitates the World Series Slow pitch softball players in Humboldt County may not exactly […]
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Bugs and Buster
Like many parents with young children, we spend an inordinate number of Saturday nights at home doing home things: watching movies, playing games, taking baths, making popcorn, listening to the radio, reading, noodling on the guitar, etc. Mundane, maybe, but still satisfying in a homey way. Sometimes we think about all those shows in nightclubs, […]