Confessions of a Runaway Serfer

Runaway Serfer

Runaway Serfer
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Red Zone, California, USA
Bio
I received an MFA in Writing and have a novel in progress. I'm Managing Editor of two journals, one online (www.armageddonbuffet.com) and one print (Fiction International). This blog begins in medias res.

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Salon.com
April 24, 2012 10:07AM
“Zimmerman has been trying to flip the script for weeks now and hasn't yet succeeded. Even the mighty script-flipping machine, FOX News, hasn't been abl…”
About: George Zimmerman: I am Sorry Your Son Ran Into My Bullet
April 19, 2012 12:56PM
“I see Zimmerman as the right's new Terry Schaivo - a brain-dead body they project their own beliefs into and try to re-animate. Becaus e the right”
About: Smearing Trayvon Martin: Blacks Commit More Crime And...
March 07, 2012 02:49PM
“Well, there was centuries of killings and excommunications before the Catholic Church (talk about of old white men!) finally stopped trying to maintain…”
About: Rush Limbaugh and the Crisis in White Conservative Manhood
January 15, 2012 11:08AM
“If the 99% ever do go after the 1% it won't be because they envy their things. That's a fantasy of the 1%.”
About: An Essay: In the Land of the One Percent
November 17, 2011 12:00PM
“I too find jokes about prison rape appalling. People who condone rape and violence in prisons do so because they want prison to be as dehumanizing as p…”
About: Prison Rape Is The Least Funny Thing In The World.
November 14, 2011 03:57PM
“Brilliant! This is what democracy truly is. Thank you for your effort and your detailed post.”
About: Russell Pearce: Anatomy of a Recall
September 17, 2011 12:54PM
“I hear you, Lisa.”
About: You probably think this post is about Sarah Palin
April 24, 2011 09:22PM
“Lilly's Praha: I would NEVER advocate shunning! I grew up in a small town and well remember how shunning can destroy a person. Sarah can have all the a…”
About: You probably think this post is about Sarah Palin
March 18, 2011 01:58PM
“I think you have forgotten that Japan has some experience of their own - in cleaning up radiation, treating affected/infected people, and living in rad…”
About: Japan's Lesson From Three Mile Island, Lower FUBAR Levels
March 10, 2011 11:56AM
“I too loved "The Stars My Destination" and think it would make a great series (on AMC?). Thanks, Rafael, for recommending it - and thank you…”
About: The Science Fiction & Horror Stories That Need Adapting
January 27, 2011 02:00PM
“Thanks so much for this David! I too liked what he said and didn't expect to - because he wasn't as eloquent as at the memorial service a week earlier…”
About: Things Obama Did Not Have to Say - But Said Anyway
December 26, 2010 01:31PM
“I agree about the Burn Notice observation. And - good cartoon.”
About: The Bourne Connectivity
December 22, 2010 01:08PM
“Ooooh - thanks for the two holiday treats! Any idea yet what to name the decade to come -- the Teens?”
About: Is Theology Compatible with Science, Progress and Sci-Fi?
December 20, 2010 02:39PM
“I guess you haven't read any of the interviews the Coen Brothers have given over the last few weeks but if you do you will learn that they did NOT use…”
About: The Duke, the Dude and "True Grit"
December 03, 2010 10:44AM
“Looks like you got it right about the NASA prediction.”
About: What Will NASA Announce? And Other Wonders...
October 30, 2010 03:12PM
“I agree with the Raising Hope suggestion. I also like Community, but if you are only counting new shows....”
About: New TV For Your Consideration
October 23, 2010 01:38PM
“If you treat your college as a vocational school, you should only blame yourself. If you don't value knowledge for its own sake, again blame yourself.…”
About: No job after college? Demand a refund of your tuition!
October 22, 2010 02:54PM
“I kind of thought the U-T would take advantage of its fire sale to change what didn't work, but the new owners took the "safe" route - fire e…”
About: How San Diego's Union Tribune (UT) Will Get People Killed
October 18, 2010 01:28PM
“Thanks for another season of great writing!”
About: Tomorrowland: Mad Men Season 4 Finale (Commentary)
September 29, 2010 02:36PM
“Thanks for this. I decided to post it on my Facebook page, so I hope you have a few new readers. I'm not a Democrat, but I support some of their candid…”
About: How Liberals Can Send the Right Message this Election
September 21, 2010 04:17PM
“I hope it's like The 4400 before the suits got hold of it.”
About: "The Event"
September 21, 2010 12:18PM
“I'm in exactly the same position as you - except I was never a journalist. I was an office manager; now, no offices to manage. As for the people who wa…”
About: Where do all the jobless people go?
September 20, 2010 01:56PM
“What did you think of the revelation that there's no office set aside for Bert Cooper? He still comes into the office but has to sit in reception or wi…”
About: The Beautiful Girls: Mad Men Season 4 Episode 9 (Commentary)
September 19, 2010 01:15PM
“Good catch, Bonnie. My friend recently connected with a high school pal at a reunion and went to a party at her house. It turned out all her current fr…”
About: GPS Watch: The Latest Court and State Parole Screw Ups
August 19, 2010 01:17PM
“I hate to mention this, but... you met the man YOU wanted to kill.”
About: Meeting the man who wanted to kill me
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