Author: Editor B
Prognostication Redux
The American people will re-elect Donald Trump president this year. I don’t want it to happen, but it will go down like this: Joe Biden gets the nomination of the Democrats. We’ve heard a lot about supposed Russian interference in our democratic process, but the Democratic party authorities themselves will pull out all stops to […]
Read More → Prognostication ReduxChange of Address
If you’re reading this at all, chances are you’re seeing this blog at a new web address. I maintained this blog at b.rox.com for 15 years, since its inception in March of 2004. Back then, I didn’t have any better place to put it. But now I do, and thus the move to blog.barteverson.com. Master […]
Read More → Change of AddressMy Top Albums of 2018
Dionysus by Dead Can Dance Lamentations by Half Pagan Magnets by Motorhome Persephone by Wendy Rule (technically not scheduled for release till February 2019, but I got an advance copy!) The Sound of Music by Laibach Struggle with Glory by Harry James Angus Trench by Twenty One Pilots And of course, let’s not forget The […]
Read More → My Top Albums of 2018See Me on Stage — Twice
Summer solstice is coming up, and you know what that means. My band, Half Pagan, will be playing a show on the 21st of June. We’ll take the stage at Banks Street Bar at 7pm sharp. We’ll play a fairly short set, so come early and don’t blink or you’ll miss us entirely. We’ll be […]
Read More → See Me on Stage — TwiceFor Mother Earth Day 2018
For Earth Day, we offer up this humble gift as a free download. Hymn to Gaia/Children of Gaia by Half Pagan We are mere vessels, for the opening hymn comes from ancient Greece, in a new translation by Dr. Homan which aims to be faithful to the original text. The song that follows was originally […]
Read More → For Mother Earth Day 2018Flickrtivity
I now have 17,525 photos on Flickr, but by the time you read this that number will likely have changed. That’s because I’ve gotten serious about catching up with my photo backlog lately.
Read More → FlickrtivityEverything’s Coming Up Springtime
The vernal equinox approaches. Time to step into the light! SECULAR SPIRITUALITY: Author Bart Everson will participate in a discussion with the theme “Can we derive a secular spirituality from the seasons?” from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 17, at the Jefferson Parish Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie. The discussion will be moderated […]
Read More → Everything’s Coming Up SpringtimeSix Questions Out of Parkland
I’d like to present a pertinent letter from an old friend of mine. Six Questions for the NRA on Scribd Note: I met Jeff Moebus back in pre-Katrina New Orleans through the Green Party.
Read More → Six Questions Out of Parkland“We don’t celebrate Twelfth Night anymore”
And so the season of madness begins again. I just came across an intriguing new article by Cynthia Green on JSTOR Daily. I learned plenty. It also contains the following zinger: For some reason, we don’t celebrate Twelfth Night anymore. In response, I can only paraphrase Bugs Bunny: She don’t know us very well, do […]
Read More → “We don’t celebrate Twelfth Night anymore”Pumped
I’m super pumped to announce that I’m having my first solo exhibition. Nope, this photo won’t be part of it. It didn’t quite meet my exacting standards of quality. However several other photos from the same site and other locations in Louisiana and Indiana will be featured. Come on down to the Lower Nine and take a gander. […]
Read More → PumpedEditor B’s Morning Ride to Work
Friends, I’ve got a new podcast rolling. Literally. It’s called Editor B’s Morning Ride to Work, and the concept is simple. I record a short segment as I ride my bike to work each morning. Each episode is five minutes or less. Just a little audio window into my world. Subscribe via one of the […]
Read More → Editor B’s Morning Ride to WorkNate Update
Nate ended up being a no-show in NOLA. After making landfall along the mouth of the Mississippi River, he blew to the east of us and made his second U.S. landfall around Biloxi. Even there I gather the damage was not severe. In New Orleans we got 1½” of rain and that was it. No […]
Read More → Nate UpdateNate Cometh
Nate cometh. I first heard about him as Tropical Depression #16, forming off the coast of Nicaragua on Wednesday. On Thursday morning I saw he had been named and was predicted to be headed straight for New Orleans. I contacted a friend in Memphis about the possibility of bunking there over the weekend. But then […]
Read More → Nate ComethUpcoming
There’s a postcard show at Skewer Gallery (located inside Kebab at 2315 St. Claude) which opens this Saturday, 9 September 2017. My daughter and I will have several postcards on display. (Mine all have an autumnal equinox theme.) All postcard art will be on sale for $5 with proceeds going to support L’eau Est La […]
Read More → UpcomingUrban Bushwhacker
Hey, my name crops up in a new article on CityLab, the noted urban news site from The Atlantic. It’s about the Lafitte Greenway. The corridor carved out by the greenway is almost as old as the city itself. Cutting through the center of the city, it connects Bayou St. John and the Mississippi River. It […]
Read More → Urban BushwhackerTwo Radio Spots
I recently made a trip to Indiana, as is my wont in the summertime. While I’m up there I always try to stir up some trouble. Some of my attempts are more successful than others. International Flag-Burning Day was a bust, for example. But there is evidence that some of my other provocations were more […]
Read More → Two Radio Spots“A secular spirituality from the seasons?”
EVENT: Sunday, July 9, 2017, 4-6pm at The Venue, 114 S Grant, Bloomington, Indiana This summer, join me for a community discussion on the question, “Can we derive a secular spirituality from the seasons?” Held at The Venue in Bloomington, Indiana, the event will be moderated by longtime local journalist Mike Leonard. Light refreshments will […]
Read More → “A secular spirituality from the seasons?”Divining the Masculine
This essay on religion, science, gender and the Earth is one of the most difficult things I’ve written. Part One ~ Part Two The composition process felt like torture. I fully expected it would require serious revision, but it was accepted and published as-is in the collection Finding the Masculine in Goddess’ Spiral: Men in Ritual, Community, and […]
Read More → Divining the MasculineKerry Wins at Last
I’m super excited and frankly stunned to learn that I’m the winner of the Sherman Chaddlesone Flash Fiction Contest. My story, “Kerry Was in the Kitchen, Cooking” will appear in the next issue of the New Plains Review. It’s a great honor, only my second fiction publication, and the cash prize doesn’t hurt right now […]
Read More → Kerry Wins at LastNatural Pagans
Just in time for May Day — I’m proud to announce the launch of NaturalPagans.com, a new site that aggregates relevant postings from various bloggers who share a naturalistic Pagan worldview. I feel like those terms deserve some clarification. Bear with me. Last week, I was honored to give a guest lecture at Loyola on the topic […]
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