TriumphOfTheNow.com – a Manifesto (a Personifesto)
what is Triumph of the Now? It’s scott manley hadley
Tag: blogging
Camp Concentration by Thomas M. Disch
what if we could all be geniuses… for a few months as we die of germ warfare???
Question 7 by Richard Flanagan
phenomenal stuff from an acclaimed writer I’ve never previously encountered
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
very enjoyable time travel thriller-romance combo
The Worlds of Jane Austen by Helena Kelly
a lovely popular history coffee table book bouncing around the life of Jane Austen
july/aug/sept movie watching round up
what I was watching in July, August, September 2025
TEN WORDS OR FEWER INTERVIEW: Edwin Jay Sparkes, author of What in the World?: Brief Observations of the Human Condition
Come and meet Edwin Jay Sparkes, author of What in the World?
Leave The World Behind by Rumaan Alam
halfwritten blog from a month ago with notes on the delay thank u for reading
TEN WORDS OR FEWER INTERVIEW: J.C. Zielinska, author of How To Make Your Life Amazing
Come and meet J.C. Zielinska, author of How To Make Your Life Amazing
TEN WORDS OR FEWER INTERVIEW: Chris Bennett, author of Windslash – The Last Elemental
Come and meet Chris Bennett, author of Windslash – The Last Elemental
TEN WORDS OR FEWER INTERVIEW: L. J. Robson, author of The Boy with the Thorn in His Side
A chat with L. J. Robson, author of The Boy with the Thorn in His Side
TEN WORDS OR FEWER INTERVIEW: Claire Moore, author of It’s OK To Wobble
a conversation with Claire Moore, author of It’s OK To Wobble
TEN WORDS OR FEWER INTERVIEW: Feyisayo Anjorin, author of The Hypocrite Series
a conversation with Steve McLean, author of Stealing Deep Purple
TEN WORDS OR FEWER INTERVIEW: Steve McLean, author of Stealing Deep Purple
a conversation with Steve McLean, author of Stealing Deep Purple
TEN WORDS OR FEWER INTERVIEW: Sheila Muckle, author of Roses and Redemption
come and meet Sheila Muckle, author of Roses and Redemption
The Wild Body by Wyndham Lewis
so you’ve got a great name???
TEN WORDS OR FEWER INTERVIEW: Sam Ayertey, author of Transformation of a Village
an interview with Sam Ayertey, author of Transformation of a Village
TEN WORDS OR FEWER INTERVIEW: Michael Twaits, author of The Art of Drag
a chat with Michael Twaits, performer, educator and author of The Art of Drag
TEN WORDS OR FEWER INTERVIEW: Kris Hall/Barracuda Guarisco, writer of many books
a chat with Kris Hall/Barracuda Guarisco, writer of many books
june movie round up
what I was watching in May 2025
TEN WORDS OR FEWER INTERVIEW: Marina Vantara, author of Mission Homo Liberatus: The Beginning
a chat with Marina Vantara, author of Mission Homo Liberatus: The Beginning
TEN WORDS OR FEWER INTERVIEW: Tim Whitehouse, author of The Tender Wall
a chat with Tim Whitehouse, author of The Tender Wall
TEN WORDS OR FEWER INTERVIEW: Harry Legge, author of Friend or Suspect
a conversation with Harry Legge, author of Friend or Suspect
TEN WORDS OR FEWER INTERVIEW: Barbara Adair, author of In the Shadow of the Springs I Saw
a conversation with Barbara Adair, author of In the Shadow of the Springs I Saw
may movie round up
what I was watching in May 2025
TEN WORDS OR FEWER INTERVIEW: Rebecca Gransden, author of Figures Crossing the Field Towards the Group
a chat with Rebecca Gransden, author of Figures Crossing the Field Towards the Group
TEN WORDS OR FEWER INTERVIEW: Duncan Heenan, author of Lead Us Not
a chat with Duncan Heenan, author of Lead Us Not
After Dead by Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse/True Blood #15 (of 13))
probably the greatest book of flash fiction ever published
God Help The Child by Toni Morrison
sadness, cruelty, oppression, magical realism, and a writer in their mid-80s putting out possibly the best depiction of the millennial experience to date
Nova by Samuel R. Delany
a fine novel that didn’t blow my mind like samuel delany usually do
TEN WORDS OR FEWER INTERVIEW: Louise McLaughlin, author of Discovery
a chat with Louise McLaughlin, author of Discovery
A Phone of the Artist as a Young Man by Pierce Day – PART FOUR OF FOUR
am i bitter? am i jealous? am i over the hill??? – a four part review concludes
A Phone of the Artist as a Young Man by Pierce Day – PART TWO OF FOUR
LITERATURE DIDN’T DIE WITH JAMES JOYCE: a four-post special series continues
A Phone of the Artist as a Young Man by Pierce Day – PART ONE OF FOUR
I WOULD HAVE SOLD MY DIRTY SOUL TO WRITE THIS BOOK: a four-post special series begins
TEN WORDS OR FEWER INTERVIEW: Jessica Aike, author of This Thing in My Head
a chat with Jessica Aike, author of This Thing in My Head
TEN WORDS OR FEWER INTERVIEW: Karl Lorenz Willett, author of A Good Life: The Perception of Perfection
a short chat with Karl Lorenz Willett, author of A Good Life: The Perception of Perfection
april movie round up
what I was watching in April 2025
Provincial Squinting At The Mercury Orgy by Jai Knight
an intriguing prose and poetry collection that is deceptively simple or simply deceptive
TEN WORDS OR FEWER INTERVIEW: George Carter, author of Beyond Boundaries
George Carter, author of Beyond Boundaries, answers some questions
TEN WORDS OR FEWER INTERVIEW: Jai Knight, author of Provincial Squinting at the Mercury Orgy
a chat with Jai Knight, author of Provincial Squinting at the Mercury Orgy
A Man & Two Women by Doris Lessing
i read a brilliant, flawless, collection of stories
TEN WORDS OR FEWER INTERVIEW: Matt Nagin, author of The Book of Outcasts
Matt Nagin answers some questions in ten words or fewer
Love You Forever by Robert Munsch & Sheila McGraw
i read a devastatingly beautiful book for children
A Dream Wants Waking By Lydia Kwa
i enjoyed this chaotic novel but never worked out if it was in control or not…
LUKA: A Novel by Ian Bancroft
an interesting novel about the horrors of intergenerational sectarian conflict
Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
some thoughts and questions raised by Wharton’s wintry non-wonderland
The Bureau of Past Management by Iris Hanika
on blogging, on genocide, on the dangers of forgiveness
Writin’ Dirty: An Anthology by Byron Crawford
this is a blog post on a book of blog posts
Triumph of the Now is 10! lol whoops
ten years ago i started a blog instead of killing myself
The Other Wind by Ursula Le Guin
i continue having a terrible time
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