Archive for December, 2012
Billy Lynn’s bogus journey
06Dec12
So there’s this book out. It was authored by Ben Fountain, is called Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, and has gotten lots of attention. It just may be the long-awaited Great Iraq War Novel. Karl Marlantes, a veteran author I highly respect, has praised it. The book has been compared to Catch-22. In a nutshell, […]
Filed under: Iraq, Writing | 18 Comments
Tags: ben fountain, billy lynn, iraq, veterans
So there I was, minding my own business, driving down a dark street in the ‘hood. Ahead of me, a traffic light turned red. I slowed to a stop as an old Buick coming the other way punched it. The Buick blew the light, passed me and kept going. I wasn’t real concerned. There was […]
Filed under: Cops, What Police Work is Really Like | 7 Comments
Tags: pcp, police, pursuit
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