Old Truck Good Coffee
Leo Marcel Schuman, Joel Byron Barker, Pat KruisHits and missives from a feral generation.
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On losing Glen Hansard
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Glen Hansard died after a motorcycle crash July 29, 2026. This week.
I was planning on writing on another topic but I was distracted by this loss. It has struck me hard.
I was talking last night with my sweetheart about it....
Ned Ludd, Aging, and a Hope for Ethical Tech
Instinct sent me on a road-trip last week. I went to nurture six friendships in three couples I have come to know; two of them straight, one of them queer (not gay). Laughs were shared. Stories told. We drank the wine.
Along the way, I in...
Hope Versus Tech Bros
I have a lot of dear friends from my 21 years in Portland. Because of the work I do (writing for tech companies), my habits (like running with groups and eating delicious food), and the demographics of the place, a fair number of my friends...
Depending on the Independents: Useful Politics in Super-Majority States
Politically, Montana and Oregon look like mirror images of each other. Montana Republicans have a near-super majority in the legislature and holds all statewide offices. In Oregon Democrats have all that power.
How does that play out? The...
Fifth of July 1776, Fifth of July 2026
Good morning. It is the fifth of July, 2026. I am waking up after riding in the Redmond Oregon parade with my family, lounging with my dogs, and eating delicious food.
I am re-thinking the flag code. Are these elements of the flag, not the...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
Co-founder of OldTruckGoodCoffee.com, a publication about urban-rural interchanges. And, a reasonably well-traveled writer, now back home in Montana. Into civic organizing; ethical, anti-AI tech; writing craft; and experienced religious critique.
Author of Clear and Sane: The Craft of The Green Paintbrush. Co-founder of oldtruckgoodcoffee.com, a publication about urban-rural interchanges. Poet, Quaker, technologist, fly fisher. Talks of tech, good living, politics, and mundane mysticism.
Pat Kruis started her writing career as a TV reporter. Journalism exposed her to a rich spectrum of characters and circumstances. Now Pat writes plays (See PatKruis.com) and essays for Substack.
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