Ruby Dee Philippa: PUNK STORYTELLER
Dive into Ruby’s tales of life as a punk on the streets of San Francisco back in the day. Most of the stories are more or less true…
bag of tricks trilogy
Bag of Tricks is a compilation of short stories about San Francisco punks in the early 80’s
latest posts
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2025 events
Well how about that? My calendar is almost full for the rest of the year with book fairs and reading events around the States. I still have a few dates […]
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clarity around prejudices
Hey friends! Some folks have been asking me about why I chose to have some of the characters in Bag of Tricks be so prejudiced, so I’m here to set […]
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2026, here i come
I’ve been working on so many pieces for the new books: finishing the audio book for BAG OF TRICKS, reaching out to venues, bookstores, libraries and others for reading events […]
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Bag of Tricks Audio Book
Last month, after returning home from Pittsburgh, where I was working on a film, Jorge and I headed into our home studio and recorded BAG OF TRICKS for the Earth […]
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Lock Down Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I29n9kgx7WA Remember 5 years ago when we were all trapped in our homes apart from one another and the world semi-shut down? Those of us who make music couldn’t abide, […]
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I’ll be everywhere, man
Tis the season to attend book fairs and readings and etc- Saturday October 4th, I’ll be hanging at the Earth Island Books tent in Collingswood, NJ, signing books and chatting […]
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Thoughts Words Action
I had the pleasure of speaking with Ruby Dee Philippa, the author of Bag Of Tricks. We dove into a fascinating conversation about the book’s inspiration, the vivid characters that drive […]
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Greetings & Salutations
I know I’m starting a little late to get out there for book fairs and conferences for Bag of Tricks (released March 2025), but since the 3rd book in the […]