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The Intervention

Posted on May 21, 2018 by Eugene Jones Baldwin

I met Danny at the Irish Eyes Pub on Lincoln Avenue in Chicago. Actually, I saw him before I met him. He was standing on top of the bar and reciting Dylan Thomas from memory. My friends George and Mel … Continue reading →

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Revenge

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Eugene Jones Baldwin

Some of our greatest literature is about revenge. As I kid, how I loved revenge movies. The 50s Noir movies, the “Blaxplotation” genre (“Shaft…right on”), etc. Lee Marvin and Terrence Stamp, two great and underrated actors, were in classic revenge … Continue reading →

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The Facts

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Eugene Jones Baldwin

I am not a journalist so much as an essayist. A reader offended by a newspaper article, one hopes, understands the difference between the story and the story writer. A reader offended by my opinions can vent to me, stop … Continue reading →

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Ayn, You’un

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Eugene Jones Baldwin

Paul Ryan is going home. Yay! He wants to spend time with his kids. Yay! Kids: Dad, please, no more Ayn Rand! If you haven’t noticed, novelist and Objectivist philosopher Ayn Rand is hot with current Republicans. Rand Paul, Paul … Continue reading →

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Riddle Me This

Posted on April 10, 2018 by Eugene Jones Baldwin

Black is white, Achromatic white is not black, And Custer was yellow   African is Asian, Asians Bering gifts are Indian givers And whiteface Andrew Jackson sees red   First Man was bronzeblack, Huitzilopchtli’s Aztecans copperybrown, And Jefferson is jaundiced … Continue reading →

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Bud’s Hole

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Eugene Jones Baldwin

It has been a while since I wrote about my friend Farmer Orville. We’ve both had some health issues lately, and we’ve cut back on the cookies. But I’m happy to say we had a great visit this afternoon. He … Continue reading →

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Genehouse Movie Review: “Bone Tomahawk”

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Eugene Jones Baldwin

“Bone Tomahawk,” the first film of director/writer S. Craig Zahler, is one of the greatest westerns ever made. An unlikely ensemble led by Kurt Russel (sheriff), Richard Jenkins (addled deputy), Mathew Fox (vengeful gunslinger) and Patrick Wilson (his wife is … Continue reading →

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The Sound Was Sounds

Posted on March 25, 2018 by Eugene Jones Baldwin

It was the middle of the night. I was dreaming; I thought the sounds were part of the scene. My first impression was that a puppy was in trouble: high-pitched whines coming from somewhere. I came to. The sound was … Continue reading →

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I Swear

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Eugene Jones Baldwin

Along the river, great white pelicans glide in the air hundreds of them forming and reforming into ribbons and tornadoes, gleaming pearls   They land in the shallows of the Mississippi and form fishing nets and close in and feast … Continue reading →

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Poetry

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Eugene Jones Baldwin

I have been in the artist-in-schools program of the Illinois Arts Council since 1984. In 1995, I got a call from a middle school in Winnetka, Illinois. Would I be interested in doing a poetry residency with their students. Yes. … Continue reading →

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