I had a dream last night that the state of Michigan, tired of road rage incidents and daily accidents, passed a law that replaced the current, simple written driving test with the equivalent of an SAT in order to remove the especially idiotic from the roads. Boy, did it...
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We are Pure Michigan
From the villages of Michiana to Hancock; from the cities of Port Huron to Holland; and the roads that link them in between- I am the lives of Pure Michigan. The beats of techno and punk rock; the rhythm of Motown and big band; the melody of the notes...
Images from the Frankenmuth Michigan Book Bash
What a weekend, filled with food, drinks, sun, and fun. The inaugural Michigan Market & Mayhem in Frankenmuth, Michigan is in the history books.
Buy Michigan Now
The countdown is on and the last of my stock has arrived for the Michigan Book Bash. In addition to my books I will have The Ultimate Ghost Hunter’s Toolkit, a CD with a case library of evidence from Michigan ghost hunting investigations that includes digital copies of both...
Michigan Market and Mayhem/Michigan Book Bash
The inaugural Michigan Market and Mayhem event is co-hosted by Frankenmuth Brewery. In the tradition of the Buy Michigan Now events in Northville and Jackson, this family-friendly event includes tasty treats, vendors, entertainment, and children’s activities, all highlighting Michigan-based businesses and Michigan-made products. Inside the Market includes a Michigan...
Banned Books Awareness: The Politics of State-Sponsored Censorship
What is a book burner to do when that pesky United States’ Constitution gets in the way of their censorship attempts? Get laws passed that circumvent them, of course. This week is a look at some of the legislation recently enacted to take away the freedoms granted to citizens...
Welcome to Michigan. Leave you rights and your voice at the border, please.
So, let me understand this state called Michigan in which I live. The Republican-lead legislature passes two bills which are aimed at destroying unions in a traditionally union-strong state. The media outcry over this was also used as a smokescreen to hide a further injustice wherein bills were passed...
Banned Books Awareness: “Waterland”
Last week I reported that the Plymouth-Canton Schools in Michigan resolved a challenge to the book Beloved; but the same parents that objected to that title also have their torches aimed at another novel- Waterland, by Graham Swift. And so it is that Graham Swift becomes the latest casualty...