Strangeness exists in every sidewalk crack, the corner of every eye. Look to authors such as H.P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, Thomas Ligotti, Robert E. Howard and Ambrose Bierce to get your dose of vintage strange. Or dive into China Mieville or Jeff VanderMeer for something a bit more contemporary. After reading this, you may […]
Getting Stranger all the Time Read Post »
Just love this. A Georg Büchner story as told by Mr. Tom Waits. Coffee at 11:30 PM will do this to you. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYVlHqCC4Qo] There’s your story.
Coffee Break No. 17 – Bedtime with Tom Waits Read Post »
[tweetmeme source=”jjdanz” only_single=false service=ht.ly] I just checked my post history and today marks a year to the day of my first blog post here at Words and Coffee. I’m not sure what I thought when I launched W&C beyond that I was entering a bit of flash fiction in Ken Scholes’s contest and I needed
A Year of Blogging Read Post »
[tweetmeme source=”jjdanz” only_single=false service=ow.ly] Been writing? Grab a cup of coffee and take a little break. Sit back and listen to the music. Enjoy little shot of inspirado. You deserve it. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdesVXs7lxg] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBaSTozYLdI] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orkQRT8MKho] Mmmm. I believe I’ll have another cup.
Coffee Break: Three Songs You Oughta Hear Read Post »
[tweetmeme source=”jjdanz” only_single=false service=ow.ly] Dig this version of Woodie Guthrie’s Vigilante Man by Ry Cooder. Cooder is probably best remembered these days for his work on the Crossroads soundtrack and The Buena Vista Social Club. I could tell you that he rips it up, but you can watch for yourself. Enjoy the how the tone
Ry Cooder, Tone, and Imagery Read Post »
[tweetmeme source=”jjdanz” only_single=false service=bit.ly] I went down to the crossroad, fell down on my knees I went down to the crossroad, fell down on my knees Asked the lord above “Have mercy now save poor Bob if you please” Robert Johnson – Cross Road Blues Do I forge ahead with the final 30k of my
Writing Crossroads Read Post »
[tweetmeme source=”jjdanz” only_single=false service=bit.ly] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytVww5r4Nk0&feature=related] Just cruising through some blues on YouTube and came across Skip James playing Crow Jane. Someday baby you know you got to die …so enjoy all the things about your life, good and bad as they happen. And it doesn’t hurt to carry a large satchel of humility. Because when
Enjoy It While You Can Read Post »