Jim Higgins
@jhiggy.bsky.social
Arts & books editor, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Writer. Husband. Dad (30,27). Marquette University alum. Pittsburgh native. In recovery. Author of “Sweet, Wild and Vicious: Listening to Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground.” Ubi caritas
This title of an Edna O’Brien story sounds like it could be either a Belle and Sebastian or Morrissey song: Come Into the Drawing Room, Doris
November 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM
This title of an Edna O’Brien story sounds like it could be either a Belle and Sebastian or Morrissey song: Come Into the Drawing Room, Doris
In a possible, and mildly unnerving, foreshadowing of my imminent future golden years, for complicated family reasons we ate dinner at 4 pm today
September 16, 2025 at 10:07 PM
In a possible, and mildly unnerving, foreshadowing of my imminent future golden years, for complicated family reasons we ate dinner at 4 pm today
Is there a filter for TV that blocks all Manning commercials?
September 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Is there a filter for TV that blocks all Manning commercials?
Even at my age there are firsts. A colleague compared me today, in a friendly and complementary way, to a sturgeon.
August 28, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Even at my age there are firsts. A colleague compared me today, in a friendly and complementary way, to a sturgeon.
Soundtrack for grilling: a new Neil Young tribute album, a Stephen Marley playlist
July 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Soundtrack for grilling: a new Neil Young tribute album, a Stephen Marley playlist
Moms at the playground at 7 a.m.: May you have strength for the day ahead
June 29, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Moms at the playground at 7 a.m.: May you have strength for the day ahead
Drinking microwaved leftover day old coffee this morning. Like a good frugal elder Milwaukeean.
June 29, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Drinking microwaved leftover day old coffee this morning. Like a good frugal elder Milwaukeean.
Alphabetically adjacent tracks on my favorites playlist: Friendly Advice (Luna) and From a Motel 6 (Yo La Tengo). Simpatico
June 1, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Alphabetically adjacent tracks on my favorites playlist: Friendly Advice (Luna) and From a Motel 6 (Yo La Tengo). Simpatico
Friends and fellow music nerds, I've posted a new article on Medium about 16 guitarists I enjoy medium.com/@jimhiggins_...
16 guitarists, an annotated playlist
I decided to make a simple, reliable playlist of jazz (and adjacent) guitar music I liked for occasions when I was having trouble deciding…
medium.com
May 8, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Friends and fellow music nerds, I've posted a new article on Medium about 16 guitarists I enjoy medium.com/@jimhiggins_...
Pet drama: Two family members are obsessed with a new puppy in the neighborhood, who looks like the mini version of our current beloved dog.
May 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Pet drama: Two family members are obsessed with a new puppy in the neighborhood, who looks like the mini version of our current beloved dog.
One (among many) reasons I liked a college senior I interviewed recently was that she unselfconsciously used the phrase "kitty corner," which we used all the time back in the Paleolithic, but which I rarely hear these days.
April 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
One (among many) reasons I liked a college senior I interviewed recently was that she unselfconsciously used the phrase "kitty corner," which we used all the time back in the Paleolithic, but which I rarely hear these days.
Yes, my favorites playlist has 2 different versions of “Lithium” on it. Why do you ask?
April 29, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Yes, my favorites playlist has 2 different versions of “Lithium” on it. Why do you ask?
Thank you, Thomas Pynchon, for a Milwaukee angle www.jsonline.com/story/life/2...
Reclusive Thomas Pynchon's new novel has a Milwaukee setting
Reclusive literary giant Thomas Pynchon, 87, is publishing a new novel in October — and it has a Milwaukee setting.
www.jsonline.com
April 9, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Thank you, Thomas Pynchon, for a Milwaukee angle www.jsonline.com/story/life/2...
On this day 8 years ago my first book was published. Didn't become rich or famous, but I enjoyed nearly everything about the process. Publisher treated me well. Made a little money, did a few events, gave a few talks, had conversations. www.arcadiapublishing.com/products/978...
Wisconsin Literary Luminaries
From the humble Ingalls family cabin in the woods to Ayad Akhtar's multicultural conflicts, the Badger State's stories and imagery have long inspired. Explore how Aldo Leopold and Lorine Niedecker dre...
www.arcadiapublishing.com
April 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM
On this day 8 years ago my first book was published. Didn't become rich or famous, but I enjoyed nearly everything about the process. Publisher treated me well. Made a little money, did a few events, gave a few talks, had conversations. www.arcadiapublishing.com/products/978...
Interesting typo I just made: SteppenwoRf
March 15, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Interesting typo I just made: SteppenwoRf
Made a John Peter Zenger joke this week. Marquette education is paying dividends!
March 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Made a John Peter Zenger joke this week. Marquette education is paying dividends!
Is it just me, or is the NYT now beating a drum for medically-assisted suicide, with two huge recent stories?
February 25, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Is it just me, or is the NYT now beating a drum for medically-assisted suicide, with two huge recent stories?
Met two Marquette classmates for lunch. Astonishing to think what has changed in 45 years, and what persists.
January 31, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Met two Marquette classmates for lunch. Astonishing to think what has changed in 45 years, and what persists.
Instead of 2025 I typed 3035, like I’m in a Zager & Evans song
January 27, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Instead of 2025 I typed 3035, like I’m in a Zager & Evans song
Reposted by Jim Higgins
I drew this picture of @jerilryan.bsky.social as #SevenOfNine back in 2017. I updated it for 2025.
January 21, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I drew this picture of @jerilryan.bsky.social as #SevenOfNine back in 2017. I updated it for 2025.
Tonight will conclude a stretch of 6 evening events in 8 days (4 theater, 2 sports), all with my favorite daughter. All have been worth it, but I will also enjoy staying home a few nights in a row.
January 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Tonight will conclude a stretch of 6 evening events in 8 days (4 theater, 2 sports), all with my favorite daughter. All have been worth it, but I will also enjoy staying home a few nights in a row.
Unusual experience for me: both women I interviewed for a recent story are several inches taller than me.
January 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Unusual experience for me: both women I interviewed for a recent story are several inches taller than me.
@lauralippman.bsky.social Congratulations!
January 15, 2025 at 2:06 PM
@lauralippman.bsky.social Congratulations!
A rarity: All four of us walked the wonder dog after dinner, in the bitter Wisconsin cold.
January 15, 2025 at 1:17 AM
A rarity: All four of us walked the wonder dog after dinner, in the bitter Wisconsin cold.