Monthly Archives: February 2023

Richard Brautigan is the only writer I know of who could effectively write marijuana thoughts. Many of us can recall wanting to write down funny and profound beliefs only to discover the next day that they aren’t so funny after all. The dialogue betrays an earlier time, when marijuana was “dope,” a mysterious and dangerous “narcotic.”  However, the highly original, distinctive Brautigan prose makes A Confederate General From Big Sur well worth reading. The sexism, … Continue reading →

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Fascinating first-hand account transcribed from Seventh Calvary’s Sergeant Charles A. Windolph, a six-year veteran of the Seventh Cavalry. Published in 1947, this book provides a multi-layered history lesson. The somewhat misleading and lengthy title tells you that it’s the story of the last survivor. But there were no survivors of Custer’s Last Stand. The Seventh Cavalry was split into three “groups,” Major Reno, Colonel Benteen, and General Custer, all of which were to attack the … Continue reading →

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