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Metamorphoses 2006: A Journal of Literature and Art comes out this August. G.S. Enns, Dalloways frontman and Creative Writing Professor at Cerro Coso Community College, invited local writers and artists from the Eastern Sierra, Desert...
Posted by matildakay
- Thu May 18, 2006 23:29:50 PDT
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Big House, a country/blues band featuring Monty Byrom, once had a string of hits, a big contract, three albums and many big tours. The death of a close friend of the now defunct band—also a relative of the roadies of...
Posted by thenovelist
- Thu May 18, 2006 15:37:53 PDT
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A six year old boy was bitten on the foot by a bat inside a Payless Shoe store a couple of days ago. How freaky is that? The paper described it is as; “a bat crawled out from under a shoe rack and bit his...
Posted by baketown
- Thu May 18, 2006 10:42:31 PDT
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If it seems like I’ve been a bit absent lately it’s because I have. I have a confession to make. I’ve begun a new love affair. This love affair is different from any I’ve had before. I know...
Posted by baketown
- Thu May 18, 2006 09:15:42 PDT
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I had the pleasure of attending the Bakersfield College ceremonies last week where local blogger Flower in the Dale graduated… I remember the days when I went to Bakersfield College. There used to be trees by the big letters in...
Posted by thenovelist
- Wed May 17, 2006 10:19:44 PDT
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Is it a plane, a missile, a UFO? Do you buy the conspiracy theories? See the entire 9-11 video of the attack on the Pentagon at nlbelardes.com
Posted by thenovelist
- Tue May 16, 2006 14:58:33 PDT
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Once upon a time, before being rear-ended by a Sonnet and getting whiplash, I had never heard the phrase: “You can’t receive treatment and be paid for it too.” And the only thing I knew about Farmers Insurance was the...
Posted by matildakay
- Mon May 15, 2006 23:08:26 PDT
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I have a funny photo today provided by Mystery X. Oh yes, Mystery X has been sending me funny photos and scans for a long time.Usually they are just fun to have silly laughs about in emails. This one is worthy of a huge laugh. And...
Posted by thenovelist
- Mon May 15, 2006 11:32:41 PDT
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I hope each of you had a Mother’s Day as lovely as mine was. My son greeted me in the morning with a cheerful, “Frohe Mutterstag mutti!” To which I looked at him and grunted, “Huh? Speak...
Posted by baketown
- Mon May 15, 2006 09:13:47 PDT
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In case you weren't worried about the dam before...this excerpt was taken from The Californian.1) The dam is not going to collapse.2) If it did (words removed to make it scarier) people in Lake Isabella and Bakersfield WOULD PROBABLY...
Posted by baketown
- Sat May 13, 2006 10:51:39 PDT
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Chester Blum and Karen Luethke both live on opposite coasts and have the same creative knack for not just talking about writing, they actually create. And in unison. Both will be appearing at Bakersfield’s Barnes and Noble today...
Posted by thenovelist
- Fri May 12, 2006 07:32:44 PDT
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Once again – give Bakersfield a little water, and all hell breaks lose. Okay, so it’s actually a lot of water, but the damage is pretty significant. The increased water in the river has caused a huge...
Posted by baketown
- Thu May 11, 2006 14:28:19 PDT
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Youtube.com is the latest rage in viewing and embedding videos. Whenever I hear about someone with a film trailer or music video I'm quick to tell them: "Get it on You Tube!" You can literally market your music video and...
Posted by thenovelist
- Thu May 11, 2006 07:16:56 PDT
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“Ewwwww! A dead rat!” I shrieked standing over a dead rat laying on the grass in my back yard.The Annoying Cats! I realized backing away from the dead rat.Yes, my crazy old cat lady neighbor’s annoying cats that hang...
Posted by matildakay
- Thu May 11, 2006 01:29:23 PDT
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Once again, Bakersfield is caught in a court case trance, eyes locked on the climate of fear cast over Southern Valley society by the curtain of the Bruce Sons case. Bruce Sons, the man who shot a cop was set free. Officer Maxwell, the...
Posted by thenovelist
- Wed May 10, 2006 16:15:46 PDT
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