by joscottcoe | Jun 19, 2019 | creative, Culture, writing
On a bike ride Saturday morning, we had more than usual smog in the inland valley. It was scary to know that we were on a paved trail, next to the Santa Ana river bed, heading towards several ranges of mountains that appeared to have evaporated. This happens at...
by joscottcoe | Aug 23, 2018 | buzz, creative, Culture, music, writing
In May, my “A Side” playlist for MASS: A Sniper, a Father, and a Priest was published at Largehearted Boy (many thanks, David Gutowski!). Most people do not realize that by the time he took his position at the UT Austin tower on August 1, 1966, to kill 15...
by joscottcoe | Jan 27, 2017 | Culture, history, Uncategorized, writing
I felt obliged to watch the inauguration last Friday, drawn towards the spectacle even as I squirmed. I am suspicious of crowds especially when I realize I can’t so easily extract myself. Growing up, I remember the liturgies at the end of Lent when congregants had to...
by joscottcoe | Aug 10, 2016 | Culture, history, Uncategorized, writing
A week ago today, the clock at the top of Austin’s UT Tower restarted after being frozen for a full 24-hours, from 11:48 PM on August 1. After one night of darkness, the tower lights were also turned back on. It was just one clock, and only one day, but it was...
by joscottcoe | Aug 5, 2016 | creative, Culture, history, women's history, writing
This is not a scoop. This is not an insider tell-you-anything. This is not the beginning or the end or the first or the last word. The heat was unrelenting. Here came the bagpipes. The procession. The tolling of the bell. The stopping of the clock. Dear diary: I was...
by joscottcoe | Jan 3, 2016 | buzz, Culture, writing
At the AWP Conference in Minneapolis last year, I had the honor of participating in a panel of writers addressing the subject, “Confronting Our Fears: Turning Adversity into Art.” The latest edition of Assay: A Journal of Nonfiction Studies offers a...
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