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Windslash: The Last Elemental by Chris Bennett
being English poisons the mind; I read a fantasy novel that intentionally repeats itself
The Worlds of Jane Austen by Helena Kelly
a lovely popular history coffee table book bouncing around the life of Jane Austen
Every Time We Say Goodbye by Ivana Sajko
perfect, glorious, flawless. i should only read 100 page bleak novellas
BALD PERSONALITY DISORDER WIP PERFORMANCE ON MONDAY!
Hi all! My Lambeth Fringe WIP performance of my developing show, BALD PERSONALITY DISORDER is coming up in FOUR days.Continue Reading
Light by M. John Harrison
i read a book i hoped to love while staying with just my baby on a boat
scott manley hadley Riverside Radio interview
check out a live on-air radio interview with scott manley hadley
IAN ASSERSOHN: NOTES ON THE LAMPMAKER INTERVIEW
notes on my new video interview with Ian Assersohn, author of The Lampmaker
IAN ASSERSOHN: NEW VIDEO INTERVIEW
a new video interview with Ian Assersohn, author of The Lampmaker
SIT DOWN FOR STANDUP PODCAST APPEARANCE
smh chats naked comedy with Daniel Farr (no one is naked here)
The Honourable Schoolboy by John Le Carré
everyone’s horny… and corrupt!: a 1970s spy thriller
update on BALD PERSONALITY DISORDER
some notes on the process of developing my first one-person show!
Leave The World Behind by Rumaan Alam
halfwritten blog from a month ago with notes on the delay thank u for reading
Notes Made While Falling by Jenn Ashworth
some notes on Notes Made While Falling, EXACTLY my kinda book
Live Show Announcement: Bald Personality Disorder at the Lambeth Fringe
I’m very very very excited to announce that I’ll be performing some kind of spoken word/alternative comedy/performance art work-in-progress showContinue Reading
The Wild Body by Wyndham Lewis
so you’ve got a great name???
VIDEO INTERVIEW: MATT NAGIN BONUS MATERIAL – WHAT MAKES A GOOD SHORT STORY? – Triumph Of The Now Interviews Ep. 4
bonus material with fictioneer and comedian Matt Nagin discussing what makes a good short story
VIDEO INTERVIEW: MATT NAGIN ON THE BOOK OF OUTCASTS – Triumph Of The Now Interviews Ep. 3
Fictioneer & comedian Matt Nagin joins smh to chat writing, reading, AI, travel, and all sorts of other fun
Notes To John by Joan Didion
a rallying hypocritical cry or is Notes To John an unethical publication in this form only???
video: scott manley hadley returns to Will Mars’ Joke Thieves
watch a room full of people chant my name (I didn’t instigate it)
Playing for Time by Arthur Miller
some life updates, some political commentary and a reflection on an unsubtle Arthur Miller play…
video – scott manley hadley ten minute alternative comedy set
a longer set than I’ve previously posted…
video – scott manley hadley aka SOLID BALD tries musical comedy
an attempt at musical comedy from scott manley hadley aka SOLID BALD
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
La Mordida: A Scholarly Edition by Malcolm Lowry, edited and annotated by Patrick A. McCarthy
…a curiosity, a fragment of fragments, a distillation of the mind- and work-wrecking ferocity of addiction…
2025 Resolutions? That’s too many resolutions, I have 10
some resolutions for the future and further reflection on the past
Abolish the Family by Sophie Lewis
accidentally, i am almost a revolutionary
Babel by R. F. Kuang
a cracking idea, a knife-edge epilogue but too much brilliance and not enough sex
The Bureau of Past Management by Iris Hanika
on blogging, on genocide, on the dangers of forgiveness
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel
notes on a brief bought of heady influenza
My 2023? Some good books and trips but mostly a waste of time!
the best part was when i spent a full day as an unpaid boom mic operator
video: noise.piece.solo.voice.versace
one more video of me playing by (not with) myself on my recent birthday
The Strange Library by Haruki Murakami
stream of consciousness response to reading an illustrated short story
video: noise.piece.plasticwind.versace
live noise play from my recent birthday using 3d-printed instruments
World Running Down by Al Hess
reading too much SF cuz im on a psychological downswing that wont end unless/until i change the material conditions of my life which i am trying to do
video: do expresso beneath at tree
watch me make a expresso in a lay-by – with lovely crema!
Another Birthday Rolls Around in the Dirt
i am older than christ and i understand why he consented to be crucified
Play The Devil by Scott Laudati
i read a fun picaresque novel but remembered how much i hate my name
Video: Santander (a 40 minute improvised monologue)
40 mins of talk and shots of rainy northern spain
live noise performance #6: double dogs and triple dogs
an occasional series
live noise performance #5: beat and cable car
an occasional series
The Carnivorous Plant by Andrea Mayo
an excellent (maybe?) novel about an abusive relationship
live noise performance #4: “i dont intend to feel”
an occasional series
Triumph of the Now is 10! lol whoops
ten years ago i started a blog instead of killing myself
Do Every Thing Wrong!: XXXTentacion Against The World by 😇 Jarett Kobek 😇
an extensive discussion re the weighty themes raised by this book
Embassytown by China Mieville
i suppose this book is excellent?
live noise performance #3: “a small voice underneath”
an occasional series of improvised noise performances
the discworld graphic novels adapted from Terry Pratchett by Scott Rockwell & illustrated by Steven Ross
terrified i may look like i dont know how to drive
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