Hugh Hollowell

As I have said before, I have wide and varied interests and hate to be tied down. However, I feel that right now, my conversation is scattered. And that is simply no good.
So, here is the deal (for now, anyway). This is my hub, if you will, on the Internet. It is where I [...]

If you are reading this, that means the new ‘aside’ feature of my humble blog is working.
Basically, it is a hack I put into the WordPress code (got the idea from Matt, the WordPress master) that lets me post short, tidbit type posts without having to have the pressure of writing ‘a big important post‘.  [...]

I hate MySpace. I really do. It has a clunky interface, the “blogging” function is horrible and it has taught a generation of people to use the word “blog” incorrectly.
That being said, it does have the real estate. Almost once a month or so someone from my past who I want to talk to finds [...]

Well, one week ago today I left for Raleigh, and one week ago yesterday I closed my bookstore in Memphis for the last time.  It feels very weird not having a shop for the first time in nearly five years. I keep feeling guilty for sitting in a coffee shop, writing on my laptop.  My [...]

I was just sitting here, reading over some of my past posts ( my insomnia is acting up) and realized it is just over a month since I started this blog.
25 posts later, it is still a blast. I have blogged for years, but never just for fun. It was always to market a business, [...]

Several people have asked about how I got involved in blogging. I have been blogging several places for a while now and the question is a bit complex… basically, a great friend had a blog and I was fascinated. (For more of the gritty details about how I met Jen and all that, I refer [...]