My Dead Book by Nate Lippens
breathtaking book on death
Tag: illness
POETRY MONTH: Lyme by Jared A. Carnie
some great love poetry surrounded by trepidatious discussion of someone else’s illness
The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain
struck down by covid, scott crawls into a classic novel
Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert
scott visits canada’s “museum of immigration” and gets reflective. Dune Messiah is barely mentioned.
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
reading the best of books in the worst of times
Lift Every Voice, edited by Christine Taylor
little review of a strong anthology
Philosophical Toys by Susana Medina
sad man scotty writes about being sad
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love by Raymond Carver
an accurate depiction of the lust and boredom that threatens to overwhelm all of us who aren’t pious, delusional, fuckheads
Giving Up The Ghost by Hilary Mantel
Hilary Mantel’s 2003 memoir, Giving Up The Ghost, far preceded her arrival as the “Best Writer in Britain”, but it isContinue Reading
Take Me Home by Jonathan Taylor
So I’ve read another memoir by a British academic, but this one isn’t the “Books Conquers All” disappointment of LornaContinue Reading
The Passover Plot by Hugh J. Schonfield
I had intended to spend the day writing the “dopest”* literary rap of all time, but I have instead beenContinue Reading
Triumph Of The Now 