Wills, D., ‘Beatdom in San Francisco’ in Wills, D., Beatdom Vol. 2 (City of Recovery Press: Dundee, 2008) I woke up about six and lay and waited for the sun to rise to signal the arrival of seven, when breakfast was...
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History has not been kind to the women of the Beat Generation. Their presence is largely unknown...
Read MoreWills, D. and Bisset, K., ‘Stevia: A Bitter/Sweet Story’ in Wills, D., (ed.) Beatdom Vol. 2 (City of Recovery Press: Dundee, 2008) Stevia: A Bitter/Sweet Story By Kirsty Bisset and David S Wills – –...
Read MoreBukowski’s long gone, though his Bungalow still stands, but not for long unless we DO something about it! A few years back Mrs Benway and I went to Key West where we saw Ernest Hemingway’s house, writing studio and a...
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The life of Gregory Corso
Read MoreAn interview with Neeli Cherkovski.
Read MoreBeatdom strives to keep itself relevant. It began as a project to keep its staff reading Kerouac and Ginsberg, to give us an excuse to do what we love and call it work… But at times it becomes work. No one at Beatdom works...
Read MoreWayne Ewing became a personal hero of mine when he made a fantastic trilogy of documentaries about the late, great Dr. Hunter S Thompson. When I discovered he was putting together a documentary about the eccentric publishers of...
Read Moreby Emily Maggard I have decided that my house is out to get me. Some force is testing me, trying to push me to my limits, and then laughing as I folly. Isn’t it enough I just got laid off, with no pay, had to humble myself...
Read Moreby Paul Kay WASHINGTON(AP) — Republican front-runner Mike Huckabee was caught tonight inside the Hyatt Regency Washington embracing Santa Claus. Mickey Westport, 8, caught the former governor with his hands stroking the...
Read MoreHere we are lucky enough to have an except from the Outlaw Traveller journals of Marc____. These journals document a Kerouac-inspired journey around Europe and America, and shall appear, serialised, here in Beatdom. But I’ll let...
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Note the message in the top right corner: Dear Mr. Wyn: I submit this as my idea of an appealing...
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