Born in Colorado, I have lived all over the United States. Virginia is home now. I graduated high school in Appomattox and majored in English at Virginia Commonwealth University, in Richmond. I took part in the underground press movement, editing and publishing three zines. The Crisp Fabric was more literary than the others. The writing ranged from personal stories to statements on contemporary culture. I have forged meaningful friendships with writers and artists I have never met. For over a decade, I have maintained this blog, mostly made up of personal observations. Now, I’m mostly focusing on essays regarding politics and society. With all of the insanity in these times, I see it as an obligation.

I get my information from different sources. All news media is slanted, but I’m smart enough to see through the bias. Democracy Now! doesn’t dumb anything down. There are few sources of raw facts. I read the Presidental Actions on the White House site. Clearly, he doesn’t write them himself, but the authors include phrases that mimic the President’s way of speaking. Whoever they are, they aren’t fans of grammar. As a candidate, Donald Trump accused C-Span of being part of the fake news. I watched a Trump rally all the way through–I couldn’t have done that without C-Span.

Looking for the Secular Bus is a collection of my short fiction. There are three short stories and two pieces of flash fiction. Some of them are humorous, others are entirely serious

“A Difficult Place” is the thoughts of a man on the porch of an abortion clinic (pre-Dobbs). “The Observers” is a short science fiction piece about inter-dimensional travel. “Everything We Could Stand” is a comical account of four friends navigating an absolutely perfect day. “Miles Away” is the tale of two old friends getting together and smoking a lot of reefer. Dark consequences develop for an already tortured mind. “The Mangled Hand of Opulence” is about a relationship between two twenty-three-year-old very spoiled brats. It features a confession of raw racism, and irony ensues.

For a limited time, copies are totally free. It’s as simple as sending a mailing address to dave@dustexchange.com. Your information will not be used for marketing purposes.

Evelyn Avenue and Elsewhere is a collection of personal essays. It touches on my thoughts and experiences during the years I lived in Nashville. I moved there to record my music—which didn’t end up happening—and stayed until there was nothing left. I met some fun, interesting people. I still consider many of them good friends, even though we have lost touch.

Eric Bennett • We know each other from the college days. We’ve concocted many crazy schemes. We work together well as friends and as business associates.

Jhon Ackerman • We were high school friends in a band called Glass of Milk. Now, Jhon operates the Recording Zone. It’s a state of the art, fully functional, professional studio.

Ann Koi • Ann found Babelogue at Plan 9 and sent me a Lumpy Head. We corresponded for years before we actually met. We tend to exist on compatible wavelengths.

Jim Shelley • Jim is exceedingly prolific. His output runs the gamut from cassettes, records, CDs, MP3s, and streaming audio. His best medium, though, is performance.