Every war is a war against children. –Egalntyne Jebb, founder Save the Children a century ago. These introductions to people I have, that is, keyholing into their lives, immersing into their dreams and sharing their gifts of living, learning their avocations, and then welding connections to my own life with theirs have happened this way […]
Two shots of my Mom and I – the first in my pre-cynic stage, and the second 34 years later on Christmas Eve 1990. My mother was a warm-hearted lady who radiated joy and brought happiness to people around her. I especially appreciated when she did the “Sergeant Schulz – I see nothing” routine & […]
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For this week’s Something Completely Different Podcast: “In our latest episode, Author, Journalist and NY Post Secret Weapon, Jim Bovard gets outed as an Expert Guest in his New York City Radio Debut! We have the tape! Plus, the most entertaining and informative intel on the firing of Tucker Carlson by someone who has been […]
Following here is an assignment: Find some object you hold near and dear. Something that can leap you into a backward narrative. Something to hold you as a memoir writer, going back, reflecting back. That thing, you can hold or touch. You find meaning in it. And, that object holds stories. Try and do this […]
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New York Post, December 24, 2021 Confessions of a one-season department-store Santa by James Bovard In the fall of 1977, I moved to Boston seeking literary triumphs and intellectual stimulation. As a 21-year-old college dropout from the mountains of Virginia who had just sold his first article, I assumed I could easily rack up […]
A memoir is a sort of autobiography. You record only those things that have affected you. You don’t do any research for it, except occasionally to check a date or fact. You write what you remember. Our Home I was born in Mysore in 1943 and we moved to Indore in 1945. I left Indore to study electronics at IIT[Read More...]
[Prefatory Note: The following interview was published on May 7, 2021, https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/05/07/the-fascinating-memoir-of-a-cit… I apologize for the self-promotion but I suppose that is what a blog of this sort is inevitably partially about.] The Fascinating Memoir of a “Citizen Pilgrim”: Q&A with Richard Falk BY BUSRA CICEK – DANIEL FALCONE Image Source: Cover art for the book Public […]
Relationship Beyond Physical Death The Ochelli Effect 3-1-2021 Martin Sawa Relationship Beyond Physical Death When a plea is heard for guidance in life it goes beyond the spoken word. Martin Sawa wrote his memoir about his personal journey from his parents’ immigration from atrocity-stricken places in the world to America and his evolution to [...]
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People in Washington think I'm a redneck, and rednecks think I'm an undercover fed. Maybe dropping out of that finishing school was a mistake. https://t.co/5vu9AtiQsA — James Bovard (@JimBovard) September 17, 2020 The FBI’s Forgotten Crimes Against Richard Jewell by James Bovard A new movie about Richard Jewell is reminding Americans of one of the […]
Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with award-winning screenwriter and director Oliver Stone about his memoir, “Chasing the Light”. Anya Parampil and Oliver Stone discuss the legendary screenwriter and director’s experience as a soldier during the Vietnam War; his films, including “Platoon” and “Scarface”; his work on Latin America; and his views on the demise […]
