Hurricane Helene

Take notes. It was Armageddon. I am still clawing out of it. Even as my neighbors are just beginning to deal with the trauma of losing everything. The tourists are pouring in. A steady stream of tourism – disaster porn – didn’t even flinch at another opportunity to see us…

Tim Barrus: NC and the Pollsters

Take notes. I lie to polls. This is Appalachia. From this perspective, this piece nails North Carolina. The new NC, and the old NC. It’s difficult to get folks around here to slide into politics. It begins with a shrug. Then, we tiptoe around: I thought Trump was gonna… You’all…

Tim Barrus: New York Times

Take notes. I have no faith. Things are worsening fast. I got my kids to another country. I am hopeful we will have a civil war. Repeat: I am hopeful we will have a civil war. The problem is that – allow me to call them the Normals – it…

Tim Barrus: Book Art

Tim Barrus: The Great American Novel

Tim Barrus: The Great American Novel A Novel In A Novel

Tim Barrus: Blind Obedience

How do we deal with so much cultural Blind Obedience, that we are not creating people who know about the world.

The New York Times Is Stupid

If I see one more list from these people, I’m going to stick my finger in my mouth, and gag myself.

DIRT BIKETOWN

The earth makes you feel the earth. You will know gravity and what a gravity well is. It’s about surviving the experience. You try to make it all look normal. It takes me about three hours to put on the full mask. Go out there and sparkle. Who says go…