Columns

From Where I Sit – If Only It Was Hair in the Drain

This column originally appeared June 20, 2008, in issue 1625. Thursday night Roy was shaving before a late shower. Before long, with the air of a beaten man, he announced the sink wouldn’t drain. We assumed the culprit was hair in the trap. Removing all the products under the sink, finding an ice cream pail… Read more »

The Mindful Bard – Sam Baker, Pretty World

This column originally appeared February 8, 2008, in issue 1606. CD: Sam Baker, Pretty World Release date: 2007 Label: BlueLimeStone Publishing Produced by Walt Wilkins and Tim Lorsch of Bull Creek Productions In Pretty World Sam Baker presents us with a grittily beatific vision of the saints and sinners of Texas, which turns out to… Read more »

Porkpie Hat – How You Can (Accidentally) Become an Artist

This column originally appeared September 19, 2008, in issue 1637. One day You’re in the classroom, in the fifth grade maybe, and you spend too long staring out the window. You notice the flickering light of an approaching storm, the faces of angels or gargoyles rising and falling in a cauldron of clouds. You turn… Read more »