The Question of Crowd-Sourcing: Why Kickstarter Troubles me

BLJ

  When Don Miller wanted to make a film of his book, Blue Like Jazz, he directed his fan base to a Kickstarter program and raised $300,000. And, yes, I was a contributor. Something I remembered today as I threw out my signed copy of the Blue Like Jazz poster, one of the “gifts” for those [...]

A Year of Biblical Womanhood: A Review

Biblical

  C’mon into the confession booth with me. I suffer from a little-known disorder: Berryism. No. That doesn’t mean I’m allergic to berries of any sort. I like them all. Rasberries. Blueberries. Strawberries. It has nothing to do with those kind of berries at all. This disorder is defined by my great aversion to all things [...]

A History Lesson: Chipley

Lillian volunteers here. If you get by, tell her I sent you. Give her a hug from me.

I wasn’t all that surprised to learn that the Hunger Games sequel is being filmed in Harris County, Georgia, and surrounding areas. The original was filmed in North Carolina. Harris County is just up the road a’piece from my hometown. I have several good friends who live there, and have spent quite a bit of [...]