Monthly Archives: January 2010

Photo Show, Feb 4th, Seattle

(graphic design of flyer by Libby Bulloff, photo by me of a chicken named The Childlike Empress). On Thursday, Feb 4th, Seattle’s Starfish Studios will be hosting myself and jeweler Noah Beasley as featured artists for their monthly artwalk show. … Continue reading

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Anarchist author denied entry to the US

I’ve been looking forward to meeting my friend Gabriel Kuhn of Alpine Anarchist Productions in person at the SF anarchist bookfair in March. Unfortunately, I won’t get the chance, because his twenty-two state US and Canada tour was canceled by … Continue reading

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Howard Zinn, Rest in Peace

If there’s a “radical history 101,” it is of course The People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn. Zinn died on Wednesday, after fighting for radical social change for most of the twentieth century. He also self-identified as … Continue reading

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Video of my presentation at Powell’s with Ursula

Ursula K. Le Guin and Margaret Killjoy – Mythmakers & Lawbreakers: Anarchist Writers On Fiction from pdxjustice Media Productions on Vimeo. there’s also a video of the more complete presentation (as done in Los Angeles) that I’ll be posting a … Continue reading

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france considers some misogynist racism

So France is set to ban the burka. So… in the name of protecting women, they are going to harass and fine women. Yay. First of all, where does a country get off thinking they can ban various forms of … Continue reading

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Tour update #3!

Tour continues! I have a chance to stay in Portland and breathe a little bit, which is exciting. The event at Modern Times was good, and it was exciting to meet more of the folks behind AK Press. And to … Continue reading

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Comic Sans

What’s amazing how this distills the irrational hatred that lives inside of people. I’m only able to realize this because they use “comic sans” instead of “papyrus.” I’m a bit soft on comic sans, at least in contrast to my … Continue reading

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Speaking Tonight At Powell’s With Ursula K Le Guin

Tonight is the event that I booked my tour around: I’ll be doing a presentation at Powell’s (the world’s largest independent bookstore, for whatever that’s worth) tonight at 7:30pm, speaking with Ursula K Le Guin. Ursula is, and I know … Continue reading

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Tour Update #2

Tucson, Arizona: I spoke at what was Dry River‘s first event since running into (and navigating) a bit of a legal mess. The place was packed. Plus, I ate a ton of really cheap awesome burritos, since I was there … Continue reading

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The -cate crew

Traveling is fun. Touring is fun. You come up with weird inside jokes that you think everyone will find hilarious, and then what’s hilarious is that no one else finds them hilarious. Anyhow, the first leg of our tour, from … Continue reading

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