Stick through it to the very insightful end.

When they say Trump calling a reporter "piggy" is "just being honest," they are revealing a key feature of the reactionary mind: it believes, at a deep brainstem level, that *everyone* is awful & selfish & ugly on the inside. Everyone just suppresses it out of fear of social disapproval. Not Trump!

According to Fox News, if you are a racist Young Republican you are still a "kid" when you are 34, but if you are an Epstein victim, you are an adult when you're 15.

My latest essay for California Review of Books is Halloween-time appropriate, a spooky tale about sisters in 18th century England who just might turn into dogs.... (Plus, sighthounds on the cover--how could I resist!) calirb.com/the-hounding...

As I write in my newsletter today, there are several reasons why the media is utterly failing in its coverage of Charlie Kirk. These are the big three, however. www.cupofcoffeenews.com/cup-of-coffe...

I was given the great honor to guest edit the new issue of ANACAPA REVIEW! Check out these terrific poems. anacapareview.com

Ah, the writer’s life. Happy to learn that artistic endeavors were rewarded on St. George’s Day, though.

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It's been a crazy run of acceptances for me lately, so here's another just published poem. Thanks to Jackdaw Review for including "Duplex for the Days of Dusk" in your new issue. www.jackdawpress.com

Welcome to my Poet Laureate project Poetry Pick to Click, a weekly podcast that airs on KCSB-FM (in Summer 2025 around 6:20 pm on Tuesdays). Now I have the first 8 segments posted on my website Podcast page. Go and listen up, because we need poetry more than ever. georgeyatchisin.com/podcast/

A few thoughts on Trump nationalize state nat guard in LA talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/break...

Thanks for publishing my poem.

Pleased the Indy has agreed to publish my installation poem as SB Poet Laureate. They always called city symphony films "poetic," so figured you could just do one as poetry itself. www.independent.com/2025/04/24/f...

Thanks, Indy--my journalistic home for 30 years now--and Leslie Dinaberg for the sweet story and Ingrid Bostrom for taking photos of me that don't make me feel too bad. It was a day I will cherish. www.independent.com/2025/04/22/g...

There's no creative mind I value more than Brian Eno's, so to get to engage with his thoughts (and those of artist Bette A.'s) reviewing "What Art Does" was a challenge and delight. Here's my latest from California Review of Books. calirb.com/what-art-doe...

Alas, this is a too timely poem, but good to have it in a proper home. Thanks, Moonstone, for including "The Ever Was," in your latest anthology.

Believe it or not, there will be 14+ poetry events happening in Santa Barbara between now and May 2. Collect them all! Win valuable prizes, like a nourished soul! What's more, we are slowly resurrecting the website SB Poetry Net, your one-stop shop for all things poetry. sbpoetry.net

Hey, Archie and I made the paper! Thanks, Melinda Palacio, for writing your latest Poetry Connection about me. Did I tell Bluesky I'm going to be SB's next Poet Laureate? www.independent.com/2025/03/24/p...

California's got a cool new aperitif--atōst. And I, of course, make a cocktail with it. www.georgeeats.com/2025/03/make...

What a joy and honor to review the new novel by Sameer Pandya at California Review of Books. And if you want to hear Pandya read, he's holding a book event on Saturday, March 22 at 2:30 pm at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. calirb.com/our-beautifu...

I finish up my World of Pinot Noir coverage with Old Friends. Isn't that what we all need--friends and wine? #wopn25 www.georgeeats.com/2025/03/wopn...

Once again had the honor to be an eater/writer for the Indy's Burger Week, and what burgers they are. Third Window! Finch & Fork! Read the whole story and get eating for 10 bucks a burger. www.independent.com/2025/03/05/b... #sbindyburgerweek

My latest Indy article: "No one who has attended a Just 8 Supper Club at Clean Slate Wine Bar would ever, ever say that they just ate....a kitchen firing at the peak of its creativity, providing an eight-course feast." www.independent.com/2025/03/04/t...

Hungry tonight and want to do Mardi Gras right? Get down to Little Dom's Seafood in Carpinteria. #mardigras www.georgeeats.com/2025/03/litt...

Here's a write-up of the Opening Night Party for World of Pinot Noir. I will go light on wine in this one, as the Grand Tasting stories will cover that, promise. #wopn25 www.georgeeats.com/2025/03/why-...

My latest for CALIRB, about creativity and friendship and just hanging in there, so a balm in our horrible time. Read it while listening to some Belle & Sebastian, of course. calirb.com/nobodys-empi...

Bourbon (and some beloved rye) and BBQ and a lovely evening at Finch & Fork. Plus drinking to support #DEI www.georgeeats.com/2025/02/whis...

If you're going to enter a ballroom with approximately 250 bottles of wine open and you have two-and-a-half hours, how do you not choose the door with the tiger? I can help. It's almost time for World of Pinot Noir. #wopn25 www.georgeeats.com/2025/02/gett...

Just in case you forgot, the country was pretty messed up even before Muskocracy.... My latest for CALIRB is a review of Adam Chandler's "99% Perspiration: A New Working History of the American Way of Life." calirb.com/99-perspirat...

At least as our country falls apart we've got lots of good wine to drink! Here's a glimpse of what the Garagiste Festival offered Friday night. www.georgeeats.com/2025/02/the-...

Honored to get to consider this brilliant memoir by one of my heroes, Neko Case, over at CALIRB. calirb.com/the-harder-i...

Excited to get to be a part of this, as then who will interview editors Yost and Starkey to kick off the afternoon.

So the bio's title comes from the Newman song lambasting George W. as the worst of presidents. What the hell kind of song would Newman have to write today about you know who? A fascinating read.... calirb.com/a-few-words-... @hachetteus.bsky.social #RandyNewman

One last review at CA Review of Books for 2024, of Weike Wang's masterful"Rental House." @riverheadbooks.bsky.social calirb.com/rental-house...

Greil Marcus writing about why he writes? With a third of the book a chapter titled "Pauline Kael"? You knew I'd want to tangle with this one. calirb.com/what-nails-i...

Santa Barbara's got some great new deli and my story at the Indy will tell you all about it. www.independent.com/2024/12/13/e...

Happy Repeal Day! A wonderful reminder that terrible laws and prohibitions can be changed. Let’s soldier on, one martini at a time.

Today would have been Didion's birthday, so when better to have my latest at CALIRB post? This is a blast of a book. calirb.com/didion-babit...

This Sunday, I’ll be one of many local authors at this cool SBPL event. Stop on by! library.santabarbaraca.gov/news/santa-b...

My latest review for CALIRB, of Gail Crowther's "Dorothy Parker in Hollywood," couldn't be more timely--let's look at what a blacklist does to a person and a culture, shall we? calirb.com/dorothy-park...

Happy 10th anniversary, Good Lion!

How to block out the world….

RFKjr, Elon ... Vance is like a newlywed whose husband keeps trying to cheat on her on their honeymoon.