by James Heflin | Nov 30, 2009 | Ten Gallon Liberal
A really cool band whose second album just arrived at our offices–Hoots & Hellmouth. Sort of bluegrass-y, but with healthy doses of about 18 other things if you listen to a few songs. They're coming to town soon, and here's a video for your...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Nov 1, 2009 | Standing In The Shadows
I may not love electoral politics (I don’t like ‘em much at all) but I love to vote. Every time I push open the heavy doors at Smith Vocational High School and walk down the short hallway to our makeshift polling place, I get butterflies in my stomach. I...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Nov 3, 2009 | Standing In The Shadows
When George Markham died last weekend, surrounded by close friends and his wife of 40 years, Arky, people were gathered around, loving George with their presence—and talking politics. Lisa Baskin, his dear friend (and my mother-in-law) said, “He would have...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Nov 6, 2009 | Standing In The Shadows
Write a short story, Lucien’s sixth grade assignment goes. Elements needed to make a story work, Lucien is told include narrative, character development, place, and conflict. Lucien can set the scene. He can make up a story, as in this happens then this then...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Nov 8, 2009 | Standing In The Shadows
It wasn’t that I was surprised about Maine voters banning gay marriage. Although I knew that thirty other votes on the issue had gone against gay marriage and that conservatives bent upon “preserving” marriage (as in, heterosexual marriage) poured...