Today I went to Skylight Bookstore at 1818 North Vermont Avenue for the celebration of my writing mentor’s – John Rechy’s – 50th anniversary of the publication of his groundbreaking book, City of Night. John was interviewed for over an hour by his biographer, Charles Casillo, who was introduced by author/director/actor/activist Michael Kearns. John was…
Day: October 20, 2013
“Kill Your Darlings” – A Tough Film Worth Seeing
We went to see Kill Your Darlings tonight, a film about Allen Ginsberg, Lucien Carr, Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs during their college years at Columbia. It is a disturbing look into a dark event that occurred during that time and how that event affected primarily Allen Ginsberg, who is the viewpoint character. I…
20 Minutes a Day 