What happened to Paul Nelson? In the '60s, he pioneered rock & roll criticism with a first-person style of writing that would later be popularized by the likes of Tom Wolfe and Norman Mailer as “New Journalism.” As co-founding editor of The Little Sandy Review and managing editor of Sing Out!, he’d already established himself, to use his friend Bob Dylan’s words, as “a folk-music scholar”; but when Dylan went electric in 1965, Nelson went with him. During a five-year detour at Mercury Records in the early 1970s, Nelson signed the New York Dolls to their first recording contract, then settled back down to writing criticism at Rolling Stone as the last in a great tradition of record-review editors that included Jon Landau, Dave Marsh, and Greil Marcus. Famously championing the early careers of artists like Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne, Rod Stewart, Neil Young, and Warren Zevon, Nelson not only wrote about them but often befriended them. Never one to be pigeonholed, he was also one of punk rock’s first stateside mainstream proponents, embracing the Sex Pistols and the Ramones. But in 1982, he walked away from it all — Rolling Stone, his friends, and rock & roll. By the time he died in his New York City apartment in 2006 at the age of seventy — a week passing before anybody discovered his body — almost everything he’d written had been relegated to back issues of old music magazines. How could a man whose writing had been so highly regarded have fallen so quickly from our collective memory? With Paul Nelson’s posthumous blessing, Kevin Avery spent four years researching and writing Everything Is an Afterthought: The Life and Writing of Paul Nelson. This unique anthology-biography compiles Nelson’s best works (some of it previously unpublished) while also providing a vivid account of his private and public lives. Avery interviewed almost 100 of Paul Nelson’s friends, family, and colleagues, including several of the artists about whom he’d written.
Book of collected homilies by Fr. Paul Nelson, who is famous for his uplifting and inspirational sermons. Fr. Nelson is beloved figure in southern Minnesota, and these homilies are sure to improve the lives of those who read them.
Long considered lost, these extensive interviews between legendary Rolling Stone journalist Paul Nelson and Clint Eastwood were discovered after Nelson's death in 2006. Editor: Kevin Avery's writing has appeared in publications as diverse as Mississippi Review, Penthouse, Weber Studies, and Salt Lake magazine. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and stepdaughter. His first book, Everything Is an Afterthought: The Life and Writings of Paul Nelson, is published by Fantagraphics Books. Foreword: Jonathan Lethem is one of the most acclaimed American novelists of his generation. His books include Motherless Brooklyn, The Fortress of Solitude, and Chronic City. His essays about James Brown and Bob Dylan have appeared in Rolling Stone. He lives in Claremont, California.
Almost no one goes into a marriage expecting to get divorced. But if you find yourself on the brink of parting ways with your spouse, it’s best to be prepared. Long-time family law attorney Paul Nelson has seen (in his clients) and felt (personally) the pain of divorce and, with this book, seeks to help you prepare for and navigate the legal landscape of splitting up. Filled with practical advice, history, interesting facts, real-world stories, and even viewpoints from other experts, The Dissolution Solution is an informative guidebook for anyone going through one of the most difficult processes couples can face. Topics include, among many others: • How smart planning can help you avoid going to trial • How to choose the best attorney for your situation • How to navigate property and child custody laws • How to best present your case and yourself to win in court • How to protect and support your kids through the divorce process • What happens after your divorce If you’ve found yourself in the tough situation of having to dissolve your marriage, this book is an indispensable guide to helping you come through with the best possible outcome.
Marcus is a young, autistic man, living with his father. He faces many challenges as he begins his adult life in a world of non-acceptance, bigotry, friendship, love, loss, and great challenges in trying to fit into the workplace. His adventures are full of laughter, sadness, and a touch of romance. Marcus and his father share a rare bond. It is the bond known by many disabled people and their caregivers. This bond is also a key character in the story. It is a balance of great strength and fragility, wrapped in love. Few people ever experience this type of bond. Come and experience it with Marcus in From the Moon, I Come in Peace.
Poet Paul Nelson's fiction debut is the swirling, hyperkinetic portrait of two friends and neighbors from now-vanished worlds: Sam, an elderly sailor haunted by recurring images of a beautiful heiress rescued from the sea, and Tom, a daydreaming "back-to-the-lander" in 1970s Maine who watches the gradual disintegration of his marriage.
Paul Newton doesn't like psych cases, but Judith Hoople was wronged and a lawyer's job is to help people like her. He finds, though, that he's in for the fight of his life"--P. [4] of cover.
The biography of a pioneer in early desegregation, anti-lynching, and civil rights cases, and a tireless activist and organizer for African American civil rights.
Based on a series of public lecturers sponsored by the Smithsonian Associates and the National Communication Association, this book provides insight into concerns that conversation is changing in negative ways in the United States, both on an interpersonal level and on a national level.
Derived from Three Views on Creation and Evolution, this digital short provides a vivid defense for the view that God created the world relatively recently and in six days. Critical of current scientific consensuses, though not abrasively so, the authors present biblical, philosophical, and scientific supports for their perspective. Their clear argumentation makes this one of the best presentations of a historic if recently maligned viewpoint, one that will be useful to proponents and opponents alike.
Make It True meets Medusario brings together poets from divergent languages, cultures, and aesthetics to create a...conversation...a fertile meeting place for ongoing ideas about poetry that might trouble the all too-easy academic labels and the subsequent segregation those aesthetic and political divisions cause within the larger, global poetry community." -From the book's introduction by Matthew Trease. This collaboration, spawned by two previous anthologies, includes the Spanish language poets of the Neo-barroco school, as organized by José Kozer, a Cuban Neo-barroco poet, together with poets from the Cascadia bioregion, arranged by Paul E Nelson, founder of the Seattle Poetics Lab (SPLAB) and Thomas Walton, editor-in-chief of Pageboy Magazine, Seattle, WA.NEOBARROCO, (Medusario) poets include: Carmen Berenguer, Marosa Di Giorgio, Roberto Echavarren, Eduardo Espina, Reynaldo Jiménez, Tamara Kamenszain, José Kozer, Pedro Marqués de Armas, Maurizio Medo, Néstor Perlongher, Soleida Ríos, Roger Santiváñeaz, & Raúl ZuritaCASCADIANS (Make It True) poets include: Stephen Collis, Elizabeth Cooperman, Sarah de Leeuw, Claudia Castro Luna, Nadine Maestas, Peter Munro, Paul E Nelson, John Olson, Shin Yu Pai, Clea Roberts, Cedar Sigo, Matthew Trease, & Thomas Walton
Paul Nelson is founder of SPLAB in Seattle and the Cascadia Poetry Festival. His serial poem re-enacting the history of Auburn, WA, A Time Before Slaughter (Apprentice House 2010) was shortlisted for a 2010 Genius Award by The Stranger. He continues the history-in-verse mode in a forthcoming collection entitled Pig War & Other Songs of Cascadia. He's interviewed Allen Ginsberg, Michael McClure, Wanda Coleman, Anne Waldman, Sam Hamill, Robin Blaser, Nate Mackey, Eileen Myles, George Bowering, Diane di Prima, Joanne Kyger, George Stanley, Brenda Hillman, Emily Kendal Frey & many Cascadia poets. He has presented his poetry and poetics in London, Brussels, Vancouver, Qinghai and Beijing, China, Victoria, Nanaimo and other places & writes an American Sentence every day. www.PaulENelson.com About Paul E. Nelson Paul has written a 17-syllable sentence every day since the first day of 2001. Read more about the form he uses online: www.AmericanSentences.com.
This book is in no way an effort to complain or draw attention to myself. In 2020-2021, this planet experienced, and is still experiencing, a global pandemic. (Covid 19) This deadly virus killed millions around the world. Many more have been infected with this horrible illness and have survived, but so many have suffered permanent health issues due to Covid. It has been painful to watch. Another victim of the pandemic has been the social life we all came to take for granted. We were unable to socialize, forced to isolate ourselves in the relative safety of our homes, and wear masks to protect ourselves and others when we did venture out. This lack of socializing, although hard on everyone, was catastrophic for those with mental disabilities, like my son, Michael. Michael is autistic and non-verbal; however, he is extremely social. I watched him regress daily. His Obsessive- Compulsive Disorder became one of his only comforts. He began repeating single words over and over for twelve hours straight. He paced the floors from his waking moment until bedtime. His hand stimming (Hand flapping) was constant. His eating and sleeping habits changed dramatically. He suffered from weight loss and insomnia. Every day, I struggled to find ways to comfort Michael, but with little success. As his father, my heart ached to see him regress back to much the way he was as a toddler. The pandemic aged me tremendously. Michael, twenty-three, wanted desperately to be with people his own age who had similar disabilities to his. (We all enjoy the company of those with whom we have something in common.) For over seventeen months, we endured only having each other's company in our tiny home. I also suffered from insomnia, drank a good deal more than I had previously, my depression raged, my blood pressure soared to 170 over 120 and I simply could not find a way to relax, even with our daily walks of over two hours. Finally, I resorted to smoking marijuana before bed and found I was able to sleep for several hours straight. That is the background for this book. I hope this will also serve as somewhat of a loosely written record of the pandemic. We learned many things as this virus progressed. Most of all, I sincerely hope that we re-learned that our survival depends on caring about others. Many members of the "It's all about me" generation who refused to wear masks to protect themselves and others are now dead. When we live simply for ourselves, we often end up alone and forgotten. This is also my story, told in a stream-of-consciousness style. I chose to write it in that fashion because much of the pandemic was spent in somewhat of a daze. I was often writing when I was quite "buzzed" from drinking beer. I found my mind was free to truly unleash what I was feeling, without reservation. I have desperately tried to write this in a free form, but with a storyline that can be followed easily. I hope that is the case. Enjoy! -Paul Nelson (July 13, 2021)
A Collection of The First Four Screenplays Written By James Paul Nelson This collection includes Rail Birds - Colin is a cash game poker pro, so is Jordan, but Jordan has something that Colin does not. A beautiful girlfriend named Isabelle. What happens when sex, money and deceit fill the air between them? This story is the first full length original screenplay written by James Paul Nelson. In this story, James writes about themes he knows quite well. Gambling, drugs, sex, and fast money. Characters are forced to look at themselves and their situations and deal with the consequences. The Other Me - Derek Moon is the janitor at a public university where he has worked for two years. Life for him is just cleaning toilets and picking up after kids who don't respect him or even acknowledge his existence. When Derek stumbles on a dimensional gateway device created by three students who are social outcasts. He and anyone who uses the machine can live alternate lives and fantasies. How would you use a device like this? What would you do? Where would you go? How would you live? Talking With Stella - Jesse Lopez is an ICU nurse in Bennett, Colorado. He's young, handsome but every bit of a womanizer. Jesse has a special ability to enter the minds of coma patients and provide guidance to the sick and dying. When a Jane Doe accident victim is thrusted into his care, it becomes a race against time to save her and get her family to be with her. Heathen - Andrew is a trust fund baby, who will inherit his father's production company when he passes away. He has all the money he could ever ask for, but after a chance meeting with a Catholic girl named Jennifer. Andrew begins to go through a philosophical transformation which he never asked for. What happens when the things missing in life are the things money can't buy? In this screenplay, James examines grand themes about love, money and legacies. A story about finding one's self and transforming into who you want to be.
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