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Writing Craft, Vol. IX: Writer and editor Tom Robotham (Part Two)
December 14, 2011
NORFOLK, Va. — This is the second half of a two-part craft talk with writer and editor Tom Robotham, a columnist in Veer and Hampton Roads Magazine. He was the longtime editor of the now-defunct PortFolio Weekly. It comes up, you might say. Part One of the talk ran last week, and it can be found at this link. […]
Writing Craft, Vol. IX: Writer and editor Tom Robotham (Part One)
December 7, 2011
NORFOLK, Va. — This two-part craft talk with writer and editor Tom Robotham covers a lot of ground, including the state of journalism, local alternative media, and the art of writing a coffee table book with Charlton Heston. Robotham, a columnist locally in Veer and Hampton Roads Magazine, may be best known as the longtime editor of […]
Defining alternative media in Hampton Roads
August 25, 2011
NORFOLK, Va. – HearSay with Cathy Lewis earlier this month had a panel on alternative media in Hampton Roads region, which effectively was a discussion about the monthly print pub Veer Magazine and the online outlet AltDaily. Though it aired Aug. 10, I finally had a chance to hear the whole thing this past week, and […]
Writing Craft, Vol. V: Novelist and short fiction writer John McManus
July 26, 2011
I spoke with Norfolk, Va., fiction writer John McManus earlier this week for a Belligerent Q&A. This is a follow up with some of his responses to questions emailed earlier this summer. A full disclosure reminder: McManus is one of my professors in the Old Dominion University MFA Creative Writing Program. In addition to being […]
Belligerent Q&A, Vol X: Novelist and short story writer John McManus
July 25, 2011
Norfolk, Va., novelist, short story writer, educator, and columnist John McManus visited France earlier this summer, dealing a crushing defeat to my dreams of getting this Belligerent Q&A posted in June 2011. In America, we don’t look backwards, even if it’s only a month or so. We can’t get within 1,000 meters of a month […]
Davmo’s memorial to John Kohn
May 30, 2011
This Memorial Day, I visited an art installation for a shipmate. Not a cemetery, not something carved in polished granite or something glass with flags flying above it, one for the commonwealth and one for the country. This was in downtown Norfolk, Va., beneath the old sign for a Granby Street barbecue joint that left […]
On AltDaily’s “If You Read the Paper”
February 7, 2011
A new essay is posted at TReehouse Magazine on a great feature at AltDaily, a local alternative news and opinion website in the Hampton Roads, Va., region. The (week)daily feature is a regular stop for me when I surf online. As the essay says: (If You Read the Paper) has shown itself to be a […]
Upcoming HR Arts Events
2013 JHDoucette.com Fortune Writing Contest: Writing & art. Emailed entries due to jhdouc@verizon.net by 11:59 p.m., Monday, July 1. Paper entries available @ Fair Grounds News & Coffee, Baldwin and Colley avenues, Norfolk, Va. Winners announced July 7. Fortunes displayed @ Fair Grounds until the management gets tired of looking at them. FMI click this link.
CORE Theatre Ensemble presents Two by Gamba – Oxus Gennan & Sgorbypark: Theater. 8 p.m., Friday, June 21, & Saturday, June 22 @ Little Theatre of Norfolk, 801 Claremont Ave, Norfolk, Va. General admission $15; subscribers $10; fees may apply. Free surface lot parking behind theater & limited street parking nearby. FMI click this link.
The Story Stage: Storytelling & open mic with David Claunch & Lynn Rhuelmann. 7 p.m., Thursday, June 20 @ The Venue on 35th, 631 35th St., Norfolk, Va. Cover $3. Seven minute limit. Every third Thursday @ 7 p.m. Free nearby surface and street parking. FMI click this link or call (757) 469-0337.
Circle Mirror Transformation: Theater. Various shows, June 7-30 @ The Generic Theater, 215 St. Paul's Blvd., Norfolk, Va. General admission $15; student, military & seniors $12. Fees may apply. Group rates available. The Generic Theater Down Under Chrysler Hall, 215 St. Paul's Blvd., Norfolk, Va. Garage parking @ Scope Garage $; nearby surface lot & garage parking $; limited metered street parking. The Tide @ Monticello & MacArthur station. FMI call (757) 441-2160 or click this link.
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