My opinion on why Hunter Thompson’s fame is greater than his writing.
Tag: books
On Sweltering St. Louis Summers
An excerpt from an old novel on the sweltering summers of St. Louis.
An Ode to ‘Delicious Tacos’
An ode to anonymous blogger, ‘Delicious Tacos’. Alternate Title: Anonymity Revisited.
Camper Redux: Limits of Naturalism
Two years after publishing my transition to “accidental camper,” I discover the limits of romanticizing the wild.
Give Rushdie the Nobel
An ode to author Salman Rushdie, who has relentless advocated for free speech despite fatwa for his 1988 novel, “The Satanic Verses.”
On Russia, Vlad the TBD and Why it Matters for LatAm
Comparing Vladimir Putin to some of Russia’s best-known leaders from the last 400 years.