Denise Miller wrote this poem titled No Kings in America on her Substack about the No Kings Rally on June 14. It is reprinted here with permission. There will be No Kings Protests on October 18 throughout the U.S. as well as Johnstown. An unapologetic protest poem about power, truth, and the fight to reclaim […]
There is no shortage of urban legends today. One of the most prominent ones is QAnon. Carl Schultz has written a piece Debunking Urban Legends in the Alleghenies in bold. Stop me if you’ve heard this one. A few years ago, a team of Russian geologists invented a new kind of drill–one that has the […]
I met horror author Michael Kelso at the Festival of Books in the Alleghenies. He agreed to be interviewed about his work. A retired corrections officer, I asked him how it shaped his writing. I also asked him about the writing process. The interview can be seen below. **Related Posts** The 2024 Festival of Books […]
On Monday I sat down with local author Hilary Hauck for an interview. She is one of the organizers of the 2024 Festival of Books in the Alleghenies. Allegheny Independent Media is a media sponsor for this event. It will be on September 20 & 21 in Ebensburg, PA. Day one of the Festival The […]
Maus by Art Spiegelman was the first graphic novel to win a Pulitzer prize. It tells the story of the Holocaust with the Jews depicted as mice and the Nazis depicted as cats. The news that a school board in Tennessee has banned the book (summarized by David Corn in MotherJones) has made me think of my […]
I’ll take another break from Coronavirus to talk about my book and the second anniversary of my Best Nonfiction Book of All Time poll. Hopefully it’s more inspiring this holiday season. First my book. Christmas tree created by Duane Webb showing books by local authors (myself included). You can bid on it at the Community […]
I thought I would take a break from the recent election to discuss another topic I was thinking about. I really enjoyed watching The Great American Read (GAR) on PBS last fall. They put together a list of 100 novels and or series of books and profiled them on their program. They had celebrities endorse […]
