by Tom DeWolf | Jun 2, 2013 | Author Stuff, Writing, Traces of the Trade
When I fantasize about international acclaim, I think about my books being published in the countries included within their pages (in the case of my first two books, Ghana, Cuba, and Tobago), as well as many other countries and languages. I haven’t achieved that...
by Tom DeWolf | May 30, 2013 | Books, Reviews
Having recently completed Dan Brown’s new thriller Inferno, I’m reminded how much more pessimistic I am regarding the likelihood of survival for humankind in the future. In addition to extreme over-population of our planet (one of the central themes of...
by Tom DeWolf | May 26, 2013 | Author Stuff, Writing, Books, Reviews
Home. Finally I have time to write. Uh, not so fast, there Tommy… From October through April mine was a life spent primarily on the road; promoting Gather at the Table with my writing partner Sharon Morgan and speaking solo at several colleges, universities and...
by Tom DeWolf | May 15, 2013 | Movies, Reviews
Wavy Gravy is 77 years old today, May 15, 2013. I met Wavy Gravy at an APCA (Association for the Promotion of Campus Activities) Conference on Halloween in 2010. We had a couple of warm and funny conversations and enjoyed watching Gallagher smashing watermelons and...
by Tom DeWolf | May 3, 2013 | Author Stuff, Writing, Books, Reviews
When I closed the cover after finishing Janis Ian’s autobiography, Society’s Child, I took a deep breath, sighed, and wished there were more. It was a walk through her life, and by extension, my own… a walk through the music and history of Janis Ian,...
by Tom DeWolf | Apr 26, 2013 | Author Stuff, Writing, Race, Oppression, Privilege
I read a blog post by a friend of mine yesterday, “A Love Letter to the Men of the World,” that highlights how well-intentioned men are often blind to the ways in which we marginalize women and perpetuate sexism and male supremacy. Though the piece does...
by Tom DeWolf | Apr 24, 2013 | Trauma and Healing
In the midst of the insanity following the terror attack during the Boston Marathon I noticed a flurry of Tweets from many quarters calling for some pretty gruesome revenge on the surviving suspect. Among the notable, New York State Senator Greg Ball tweeted,...
by Tom DeWolf | Apr 4, 2013 | Movies, Reviews
I can’t wait to see the film Free Angela & All Political Prisoners. The primary focus of the documentary is Davis’s infamous 1971 trial. She was arrested in 1970; charged with conspiracy, kidnapping, and murder following the failed attempt to free...
by Tom DeWolf | Mar 6, 2013 | Books, Reviews
It is rare that a story stuns me. I chose The Perks of Being a Wallflower from Redbox on Sunday night because Emma Watson is in it and it had good ratings on Rotten Tomatoes. As the movie ended I had tears in my eyes. They weren’t from sadness or because of the story,...
by Tom DeWolf | Feb 15, 2013 | Politics
I’ve been impressed with Representative Steve Cohen (D-Tennessee) ever since he caught my attention when he introduced legislation for the United States of America to apologize for its involvement in, and support for, slavery and the Jim Crow laws that followed....
