Sat, 25 February 2012
Wilbert Rawlins Jr. is the band director at O Perry Walker High school in New Orleans. He runs one of the best marching bands in the state along with a concert band and a Jazz ensemble. Rawlins doesn’t just teach kids to play an instrument though, he provides discipline for a lot of kids who live in a chaotic environment. He teaches them about commitment and the benefits of hard work and education. He puts in a tremendous amount of work at O Perry Walker. When you ask him what the reward is for the countless hours he puts into teaching he says it’s a single moment that lasts for one maybe two seconds. This is an excerpt form a story I did a few years ago which you can listen to here. Wilburt Rawlins Jr. is also featured in the book Nine Lives by Dan Baum. Photo by:
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Thu, 23 February 2012
The Sound of Suffocation.
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Sat, 18 February 2012
James Arthur’s poems have appeared in The New Yorker, The New Republic, Poetry, Ploughshares, The Southern Review, New England Review, and Narrative. He has received the Amy Lowell Traveling Poetry Scholarship, a Wallace Stegner Fellowship in Poetry, and a Discovery/The Nation Prize. Charms Against Lightning, his debut poetry collection, is forthcoming from Copper Canyon Press. During 2012 he will be in residence at the Amy Clampitt House in Lenox, Massachusetts. Photo by: Sean Hill
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Fri, 17 February 2012
I came across this piece of found tape today. I know nothing about it.
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Thu, 16 February 2012
A deleted scene from a story I produced for Marketplace Morning Report.
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Wed, 15 February 2012
They get fucked up in strange ways in Sweden.
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Wed, 15 February 2012
A recording of a tornado siren in a park in St. Louis, MO.
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Fri, 10 February 2012
Thaddeus Conti reading an excerpt from his poem Invite to the Pestilent with live musical accompaniment by Josh Wexler and Sunny Metha. You can purchase Thaddeus’ book here: http://www.amazon.com/%C3%A6poetics-Thaddeus-Conti/dp/1935084011. And you can hear the full version of this piece here: http://www.prx.org/pieces/47733-invite-to-the-pestilent Photo by: Craig Morse
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Wed, 8 February 2012
I can only assume Garrett was moved by the Christmas spirit when he left me this message. Or perhaps he was wasted on egg nog.
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Tue, 7 February 2012
Ever wondered how a couple of straights can satisfy a lesbian? Look no further. A friend of mine sent me a CD of old radio porn that included this track titled The Threesome.
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