Behind the scenes at The Local Store & Volume One Gallery in Eau Claire, where I just signed every single book in that pile, including the new Montaigne paperback.

Every week the Wisconsin State Journal runs “Roughneck Grace,” a weekly column written by Mike (many of the columns will be adapted from Mike’s Tent Show Radio monologues). This week’s…View post

If you’re within range of (or can stream) one of these stations tonight (Saturday, November 10th) we hope you’ll join Mike as he hosts another edition of Tent Show Radio from Big Top Chautauqua.This week’s show…View post

Well, this is a new one: Cleaned the wood stove, then carried the ash bucket all the way into my office above the garage before realizing I never dumped it.…View post

Wall Street Journal drama critic Terry Teachout just published a post about how he balances his affection for the past with a thirst for the new, and it reminded me…View post