Garth Hallberg/Why Write Novels at All?
Last spring I wrote about what seems to be the inevitable demise of the literary novel--at least as we know the novel to be now. The...
Vegetarianism, Methane, Climate Change
Despite my angst of late there is evidence the trend for meat consumption in America is on the decline--a steady decline in fact for the...
Can You Still Move up in America?
I spent Thanksgiving in Korea, which was wonderful. Traveling around and living in different places as much as I have these past few...
Black Swan: No I haven't seen it
I’ve been slowly reading Time’s article on the Singularity as I mentioned in last week’s post. I thought there would be more details on...
The Singularity and the Death of Writing
Time has an article in their recent (February 21, 2011) issue which people have been buzzing about all over the internet. The article is...
Jon Stewart on Global Warming
Jon Stewart with a pretty funny take on climate change.

Not sure who she is....
Here are some more pictures that were under consideration for cover art. The title of the manuscript is "Garden Chrysanthemums and First...

2/5/10 update
Later this spring there's a book of Buddhist questions and answers that I edited due out from White Pine. It's mostly koans but a bit...