Simpsons – Jacke Wilson

November 13, 2015

Just Because…

Because some days you just need 48 seconds like these to keep you going… Check out our own look at a different Huh Oh Meh Eh Er by listening to the History of Literature Podcast Episode 3 – Homer: He was a blind poet whose stories of heroes and gods helped launch an incredible era of literary and Continue reading

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Homer, Phonic Frog, Simpsons

October 22, 2015

Restless Mind Show #2 – Tolstoy’s Halloween

Taking another break from the history of literature for a Simpsons / Edgar Allan Poe mashup, Leo Tolstoy’s horse, and five lusty lizards blasted into space by the Russians. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 51:19 — 35.6MB) Subscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS | More Subscribe Options Continue reading

history of literature, Podcast, restless mind show, The Jacke Wilson Show

Edgar Allan Poe, Halloween, Macbeth, monster, sex geckos in space, Simpsons, Tolstoy

October 17, 2015

What’s the Greatest Joke Ever? Sneak Preview of an Exciting New Podcast!

Hello, friends! Just a quick note to let you know that The History of Literature podcast takes its regularly scheduled departure this week… and it’s such a departure, we’re calling it by a whole new name! (It’s a branding thing.) In any event, it goes by the name of The Restless Mind Show and it will Continue reading

history of literature, Podcast, restless mind show

chief wiggum, comedy, Simpsons, steve martin, Will Ferrell

November 20, 2014

Brush with Greatness: Harry Shearer and Me!

On Tuesday I launched into yet another high-flying ode to creative freedom and the indie spirit. I railed against the curtailing powers-that-be, those nattering nabobs of negativism, wherever they may reside. I talked about my own experiences with indie publishing, and I cited the example of Martin Short and Harry Shearer, who found the freedom to Continue reading

Authors, Fiction, Publishing, The History of Jacke, Writing

100 Objects, Derek Smalls, harry shearer, martin short, Men’s Synchronized Swimming, parenting, Simpsons, SNL, Spinal Tap

October 28, 2013

Embrace Your Inner Homer (and Publish Your Book!)

Okay, before we begin, please watch this video. It’s by far the best use of 24 seconds you’ll spend today: What does this have to do with self-publishing? Well, I could point to the dignity of the little robot with his little tennis racket arm, and the moving way he pulls himself down the road Continue reading

Authors, Fiction, Publishing, Writing

Arts, Greek, Homer, Robot, Self-Publishing, Simpsons

September 26, 2013

Rise of the Novella?

Some interesting speculation that digital publishing, with its lower overhead costs, will lead to the rise of the novella. And why not? Readers like reading them, authors like writing them, but most importantly: sometimes that’s how long a story should be. It’s the difference between Monty Python ending a scene abruptly vs. SNL stretching one out Continue reading

Authors, Publishing, Writing

Amazon, Krusty, Literary fiction, Monty Python, Publishing, reading, Self-Publishing, Simpsons, Writer, Writing