A Little Housekeeping Note
Just so you know, I've changed the comment settings here at "The Website of Jim Snowden, Author" so that registration and login is no longer required. Comments from you, the…
No. Hitler Was Not A Genius
Over last weekend, I became embroiled in a conversation about Adolf Hitler--an occupational hazard--that included this question, directed at me, "Do you think Hitler was a genius?" No. To revise…
When Jon Stewart Asks For #McConnelling, I McConnell
What is McConnelling? I'll let Jon Stewart expound upon its storied origins. http://media.mtvnservices.com/embed/mgid:cms:video:thedailyshow.com:433735 The Daily Show Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,The Daily Show on Facebook I did…
Dear Ben Carson,
Dear Ben Carson, When I get mad, I tell myself I shouldn't post on the blog. I should take a walk, hum a little tune, think of 2001: A Space…
Book Club Defense Mechanisms
I can't speak from experience on this. I've never joined a book club. Actually, I'm so reluctant to join any club that if someone were to found The Club Of…
Sorry I’m Late
I'm just heading out for the second day of the AWP Conference. What delayed me? A sudden, violent need to outline Novel #3. What will I tell you about that?…
Headed to AWP
Well, I'm off to the AWP Conference to, as one of my inspirations once said "confer, converse, and otherwise hob-nob with my brother wizards." Goodbye, folks! I can't come back.…
You Probably Missed the Inklings Reading on Saturday. Here’s the Bit I Read.
The reading I did at Inklings Bookstore in Yakima last weekend was six kinds of fun--special thanks to Emily, events goddess--but most of you reading this post were in no…
Game Theory and “Confession”
Among the Italian Supreme Court's reasons for overturning Amanda Knox's acquittal was their belief that her statement to the police, in which she placed herself at the murder scene and…
Nazism and Conspiracy Theory
Our lords and masters became our lords and masters through conspiracy...and the odd murder. The only way they can justify that to themselves, since they don't want to think of…