Fighting Monsters with Rubber Swords

When I've got some time, I'm going to write about the conference at which I spoke yesterday, which was an amazing and eye-opening ex...

Sometimes sadness feels distant, like Third World suffering. And then there are the times when it hits close to home. Noted writer and spec...

Before I begin, let's look at what exactly was said last week by Michael Savage, talk radio host and celebrated caveman: SAVAGE: Now, yo...

Schuyler and the Big Box of Words Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob Has it really been almost two weeks? I apologize for the sil...

Schuyler Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob The Big Box of Words has been such a positive thing for Schuyler and her future that I...

(I swear to God, I thought I mentioned this already. I believe it was in the Father's Day post that got scrapped when I wrote about Tim...

BBoW Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob Sunday mornings are usually pretty relaxed around here. We don't go to church, the Ba...

Three little monsters Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob It's been a while since I've really had much to say here. I have...

Well, shit, piss, fuck, cunt, cocksucker, motherfucker, and tits . Goodbye, George... (Edited to add the explanatory link, which I seriously...

Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob Sorry I've been feeling sort of quiet these days, but you know how it goes. I have been t...

I was all set to post something about Father's Day, and I might still do that. But I just found out that Tim Russert died today of an a...

A nice person sent me a scan of a review of Schuyler's Monster from the Summer 2008 issue of Brain, Child , which calls itself "th...

So if you've ever thought to yourself "Say, I like that Rob guy's voice so much, I could listen to him for HOURS," then to...

The fam Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob A local free monthly called Dallas Child , asked me a few months ago to contribute an a...

Purple fairy Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob I don't like deleting posts, as a rule. But after sleeping on it for a night,...

This is one of those things that if you're an author, it feels so truthful that while it's really funny, it also stings just a bit. ...

I've donated Beelzebug to Texans Can! , an organization that helps at-risk kids get an education. They came and picked her up today. Th...

... and friends Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob About two hours to the southwest of here, there's a town called Glen Rose. ...

"We are Making a New World" (1918), Paul Nash At a Calvary near the Ancre One ever hangs where shelled roads part. In this war He ...