Author Archives: Hypermark
Hyperliterature Presents Podcasting
It’s unusual when I get truly excited about something. But here I am, jumping up and down at my new artistic venture. Two posts ago I announced that Hyperliterature would begin publishing podcasts. I am finally ready to announce that the “Hyperliterature Presents…” podcast is now available in the iTunes store. The second podcast listed […]
Tales From the GAM
In this podcast, Hyperliterature Presents Tales from the GAM, or Tales from the Gholson Aquilla Metroplex. My guests in this podcast are Phillip Tankersley (Tank) and Jason Olson, two guys whom I’ve known for years. We reminisce about growing up in small Texas towns, and the stories are quite explicit. We also eat brownie bites […]
Farm To Disco: Culinarily Sensuous
I love food. I imagine that statement doesn’t come as much of a surprise to most of my regular readers. I love food for a lot of reasons. I love that it provides us with a link to a past. Recipes passed down from relatives provide us with tangible links to days gone by. I […]
Tales From The G.A.M. Small Town Values
I’ve decided the next logical step for Hyperliterature, and for myself, is to take up podcasting. The “Hyperliterature Presents…” podcast should begin showing up in iTunes in a day or so. When it does, I’ll update this post. I intend to podcast roundtable discussions, interviews, audio versions of blog posts, and really, anything I find […]
The Homegrown Revival’s 2nd Pop-up Dinner or: How THGR Avoided The Sophomore Slump
Last Wednesday, The Homegrown Revival held its second pop-up dinner. The Homegrown Revival Team held the first pop-up dinner in September of this year. The pop-up dinners, as THGR Team likes to call them, are unique in that the attendees don’t know the location of the event until the day of the event itself. Several […]
I Biscuit
Higgins awoke to the sound of someone pounding angrily on his office door. He scratched his head, and he rubbed his eyes in a vain attempt to chase away the hangover plaguing him. The hangover was so bad his head felt swollen. Inflated, even. Like a big balloon. He wondered if it was possible for […]
My Reactions to Twitter Trends Regarding the Newton Shooting
Quick note: I wrote these up while watching Twitter updates on the Newton shooting. These points are my immediate, emotional responses to some of the tweets I was reading. Please treat them as such. 1. If we enact harsher gun control, then only the criminals will have guns. They don’t buy them legally, so […]
Administrative Announcment
I wanted to let all my readers know that I’ve disabled the WordPress comments section. I’m getting a lot of hits lately, which is a very good thing, but along with legitimate readers, I’m also getting a lot spammers. So instead of constantly watching the comment queue and manually keeping track of things, I’ve decided to let […]
Thanksgiving with The Homegrown Revival
Austin’s a bit of an odd duck. According to the 2010 Census, young people make up a large part of the Austin population. Roughly 39.9% of Austin residents are between the ages of 20-40. And not only are they young, but they’re also displaced. Between 2000 and 2012, Austin has grown by nearly 200,000 people. […]
Forget Delphi. Nate Silver’s in the House
Obviously, I’m thrilled about the election results. Obama’s clear victory meant that most of the electorate looked beyond the various attacks and saw that Obama would probably be better for our country. Definitely makes me happy. But that’s not why I’m writing this post. As elated as I am about President Obama’s resounding victory over […]