Now that Christmas is over, let's talk about miracles. Miracles have been on my mind since last week when I heard the story of Kateri Tekakwitha, a 17th century Mohawk-Algonquin woman whom the Vatican plans to canonize. The miracle that sealed her canonization was 5-year-old
Merry Christmas, everyone!
The house on the corner is a goddamn nuisance. █████ would probably put it like this: "Someone sure whacked them with the Christmas stick." It's a big, beautiful house of tan brick, in the Prairie School–derived style that makes so many old Chicago houses so distinctive.
Bill will be reading his short story "Stand Up" on Tuesday, January 3, 2012, as part of Chicago's monthly Tuesday Funk reading series, of which he is also co-host and co-producer.
I am a writer a blogger a podcaster a programmer a designer an inventor a collector a cabinetmaker a bowler a moviegoer a foodie a traveler a tinkerer an atheist a priest a curmudgeon a felon a photographer a chauffeur a skeptic a rube a ruffian a layabout a lurker
I've finished designing the books that will go to the three winners of my Magick 4 Terri auction and placed my order with Lulu.com. With a little luck, the lucky recipients will have their copies of this special private edition of The Accidental Terrorist before New Year&
So █████ and I joined a bowling league a couple of weeks ago, almost without meaning to. Some friends of ours from our occasional trivia league have been in a low-key league for the past decade, and they invited us to come bowl with them on the most recent monthly
Epidode #61 of The Accidental Terrorist Podcast is now available, in which Bill explains how you can bid to win your very own privately printed copy of his memoir The Accidental Terrorist. Listen up! (Or simply click here to learn more and bid now.) https://www.shunn.net/podcast?at=
Bill is auctioning off THREE print copies of THE ACCIDENTAL TERRORIST to benefit Magick 4 Terri. One could be yours if you bid before 5:00 pm PST, December 15, 2011. So hurry!
Episode #61 of "The Accidental Terrorist" is now available! Bill is auctioning off THREE print copies of THE ACCIDENTAL TERRORIST to benefit Magick 4 Terri. One could be yours if you bid before 5:00 pm PST, December 15, 2011. So hurry! http://www.shunn.net/podcast?at=
Hey, Chicagoans! I just want to give you a quick heads-up that I will be appearing as part of the Essay Fiesta reading series at The Book Cellar in Lincoln Square this coming Monday, December 19th, at 7:00 pm. It'll be my third time reading at
So there I was, screaming at this old lady I didn't know. You have to picture the scene. It's late afternoon and I'm driving to the gym, a medical fitness center affiliated with a local hospital. I'm about to turn into the
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