“The Great Bensky!” The ironic, powerful voice I would come to know so well blasted the ancient telephone in my obscure eighth floor corner of the gloomy New York Times building. Warren Hinckle identified himself.…
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I first met him in 1966 or early '67. I'd had a freelance assignment from Ramparts salvaging a story about a murderous Croatian fascist living happily ever after in Southern California. I dropped my copy…
Every once in a while — not often, but it happens — prison will get the better of me. Most of the time I’m all about the business of filling up my days in a…
I don't suppose there'll ever be a time when female politicians aren't judged by their appearance. Now, Hillary is "Cheney in a pants suit." Wait a minute. Cheney is in a pants suit. In fact,…
On Wednesday evenings during daylight savings time a local winery offers a late evening opportunity to visit their tasting room and see the sunset. They have a beautiful facility with a covered porch facing the…
An announcement came in the mail, and by mail I mean those actual paper things we find in our mailboxes. The announcement was from an old friend, Dan Nadaner, who is having a show of his paintings at an art gallery in Los Angeles, the LA Artcore Brewery Annex. Happily, I am still on Dan’s mailing list.
You Are There was a 1940s and 50s CBS radio and television series in which 20th Century reporters pretended to be at significant historical events from centuries gone by. In present day Mendocino County there…