Diamond Plate

Joe is an Austin writer with Michigan roots- his style conveys the laid back warmth of Texas-weird, with the meticulous skill of a Detroit machinist. As a hotrodder and car customizer, he understands the Zen of the maker. As a community college writing teacher, he understands the struggle to transcend the blue-collar environment, to customize everyday words, to feel the rush as a poem goes down the track, dialed-in and banging on all eight cylinders. When I launched OBSOLETE! Magazine in 20...