Author: charlie

  • The New Face of the “Banned Book”?

    The New Face of the “Banned Book”?

    I wrote a few weeks ago about my thoughts about the closing of the Borders bookstores around the country, and now, on a vaguely similar notes, I have some thoughts about recent news floating around about Barnes & Noble. It involves a collision of subjects– comic books, e-books, corporate weight being thrown around, and possible…

  • Giant Bug: The Jerusalem Cricket

    While Lorie and I were out for a walk yesterday, here in Bridger, Montana, I spotted an interesting creature scurrying off the side of the dirt road. At first I thought it was a particularly large spider, but on closer inspection, it seemed to be some sort of very large cricket. I don’t know if…