Sad-Eyed Wizard

It’s Go Time
It’s 4:35 AM and Jeffrey Pillow is running around the house like a chicken with its head cut off. Ready or not, here she comes!

The Umbilical Cord Stump
"Who needs scissors," I told my wife when she was around 24 weeks. "I'm using my teeth. Look at these incisors."

Dear Robin Lopez
In which the author pleads with the Phoenix Suns big man to cut his signature mop because, well, he looks like American Idol Season I runner-up Justin Guarini.

Profile of Charlottesville Musician Galen Curry
Jeffrey Pillow sits down with the singer/songwriter and winner of the 2010 First Amendment Writes competition

In Search of the Man Chair; or, Was That Gayla Peevey?: Part II
'Twas just a few days before Christmas when the Pillow family went bra shopping at American discount store, TJ Maxx.

Dear Fetus
On discovering the sex of his baby.

Little Bit Country, Little Bit Rock ‘n Roll: An Interview with the Avett Brothers
Jeffrey Pillow talks with the Avett Brothers about their new album, tour, and whether or not there was beard envy with Rick Rubin.

Inbox: Noam Chomsky to jwp5u
Jeffrey Pillow requests an interview with the famed MIT linguist and political dissident.

The Wannabe Novelist: Part I
Jeffrey Pillow on the origins of what propelled him into writing.

Profile of a Street Poet, Rich Ferguson
Cadence carpenter Rich Ferguson on inspiration, Ginsberg, and waking up to sweet mornings with Aunt Jemima's maple syrup.

The Unintentional Erection

Sleeping Birds Do Not Sing
I never expected to see that sinister face again—the split front lip, the cigarette dangling from it, tobacco smoke pouring out of his nostrils; but now, standing before me, the face beamed.

The Lady Next Door
They were just ordinary rocks found in a driveway to most people, but not to the lady next door.

Thinblood Positoid
Jeffrey Pillow sits down with HIV/AIDS activist, author, and musician Shawn Decker to discuss everything from music to health care reform.

The Tale of the Covered Teat

Birds of One Feather

Fatal Sunset on the Blue Ridge Parkway

Quick, Gwen!

Quid Pro Quo, Part II: An Interview with Novelist Greg Olear
Jeffrey Pillow interviews novelist Greg Olear, author of the murder mystery/social satire Totally Killer.

Quid Pro Quo: A Review of Greg Olear’s Totally Killer
Jeffrey Pillow reviews Greg Olear's murder mystery novel Totally Killer.

Toyota recalls Prius, cites Green Initiative

The Black Thunderbird: Part II

Crayon C-R-A-Y-O-L-A Crayon