Tahoe Literary Festival 2025
A Literary Movable Feast across Tahoe City The Festival, back for the second year was bigger and better! Jesse James Ziegler Reno Poet Laureate does an impromptu mash-up […]
The Last Great Dream
The Last Great Dream: How Bohemians Became Hippies and Created the Sixties Book review teaser from Jeff Kaliss Here’s a brief teaser for a more substantial review of a weighty […]
The Poet’s Path
The Poet’s Path Story excerpt by Todd Walton When I met Rico, he and I related to each other as aspiring beatniks intrigued by the hippy counterculture of the Bay […]
LIFE OF CHUCK —A(nother) Metaphysical Movie Review
A(nother) Metaphysical Movie Review from Robert Tobin LIFE OF CHUCK (2025) DIRECTOR: Michael Flanagan ACTORS: Tom Hiddleston, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan, Mark Hamill, Mia Sara, Benjamin Pajak AWARDS: People’s Choice […]
Mensa in the Jungle
Mensa in the Jungle a humorous short story by J.Macon King “You a Mensa, Jack?” My next-door neighbor, Dean, asked in his deep […]
A Journey Through Chaos and Beauty: Uzbekistan to Kashmir, 1987
A Journey Through Chaos and Beauty: Uzbekistan to Kashmir, 1987 Adventure travel memoir and photos by Gene Fischer In New Delhi I finally boarded a […]
Golden Gate Bridge “GO 49ers” Banner Adventure
NinerMania Two Fans climb THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE to hang “Go 49ers” banner for Superbowl XIX, 1985 On January 19, 1985, a wintery morning before dawn, a grey compact sedan stopped […]
McNally Book Release Celebration Continued Beyond
McNally, best known for his bestselling biography “A Long Strange Trip,” with his latest book expands his focus to explore how poets, pranksters, musicians and misfits helped shape a generation. […]
BROTHERHOOD OF ETERNAL LOVE
BROTHERHOOD OF ETERNAL LOVE: IN CONVERSATION Michael & Carol Griggs Randall with autographed poster of documentary based on their exploits. Fairfax, CA 2019. Photo: King “These are Tales of the […]
Dennis McNally’s new book: The Last Great Dream — Celebration
Dennis McNally’s The Last Great Dream: A Celebration Marin launch of Dennis McNally’s new book on the cultural trends that led to the hippie revolution. WAS Wednesday, May 28, 2025. […]
Cheyenne Scott Taylor — Three Poems
Cheyenne Scott Taylor — Three Poems Real-Serious-Stupid-Shit I am a naked woman brushing my hair in a blue mirror: I sit sweet and sour between my vanity and the honey […]
Tom Robbins Farewell
Tom Robbins R.I.P. at age 92. Irreverent, stoned satirical over-the-top prose reminiscent of a drunken Fitzgerald, blew our minds and made Robbins a counterculture literary icon. Robbins’ foxy hippie looks […]
Roosters and Leopards and Sharks OH MY!
Roosters and Leopards and Sharks OH MY! Adventure travelogue — spearfishing south of the border Humor and photos by Kurt Bickel, free-diver, former pro motorcycle and bicycle racer (45-minute read […]
They Said it Would Be Wonderful
They Said it Would Be Wonderful A short story by Susanna Solomon At seventeen, Christy St. Claire had been a virgin long enough. All of her friends had made it […]
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It’s Your Lucky Day Short Story by Susanna Solomon “Lagunitas: At 5:48 pm a woman discovered a man asleep in a sleeping bag in her back shed. The man told […]
Truckee Literary Crawl
Truckee Literary Crawl debuted April 5 in Truckee, CA featuring 48 creatives An unforgettable free literary experience was enjoyed at the April 5 Truckee Literary Crawl, where an eclectic mix […]