How To Talk Dirty and Influence People: An Autobiography by Lenny Bruce
an interesting, funny, sad memoir that leaves a lot of gaps…
Tag: writing
2025 in the Rear View
accidentally had a successful year (by my own metrics, which are probably not yours)
TriumphOfTheNow.com – a Manifesto (a Personifesto)
what is Triumph of the Now? It’s scott manley hadley
Camp Concentration by Thomas M. Disch
what if we could all be geniuses… for a few months as we die of germ warfare???
IMPERSONAL INTERVIEWS: Keith Woodhouse, author of Selected Works
Meet Keith Woodhouse: artist, poet and author of Selected Works.
Question 7 by Richard Flanagan
phenomenal stuff from an acclaimed writer I’ve never previously encountered
Windslash: The Last Elemental by Chris Bennett
being English poisons the mind; I read a fantasy novel that intentionally repeats itself
IMPERSONAL INTERVIEW: Theophilus Garcia, author of The Malingerer
an interview with Theophilus Garcia, author of The Malingerer
IMPERSONAL INTERVIEW: DONOVAN REYES, author of DENOUEMENT and APOCRYPHA
an interview with DONOVAN REYES, author of two new books
Every Time We Say Goodbye by Ivana Sajko
perfect, glorious, flawless. i should only read 100 page bleak novellas
Light by M. John Harrison
i read a book i hoped to love while staying with just my baby on a boat
COAL by Remi Graves
an excellent and significant chapbook of “poems and experiments”
update on BALD PERSONALITY DISORDER
some notes on the process of developing my first one-person show!
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???
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
TEN WORDS OR FEWER INTERVIEW: Sam Ayertey, author of Transformation of a Village
an interview with Sam Ayertey, author of Transformation of a Village
In the Shadow of the Phosphorus Dawn by Rob True
some spectacular stuff from UK indie, Influx Press
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
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
TEN WORDS OR FEWER INTERVIEW: Kris Hall/Barracuda Guarisco, writer of many books
a chat with Kris Hall/Barracuda Guarisco, writer of many books
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
Playing for Time by Arthur Miller
some life updates, some political commentary and a reflection on an unsubtle Arthur Miller play…
notes for an interview with FRANK ABRAMS, author of THE COCKFIGHT
find out more about THE COCKFIGHT by FRANK ABRAMS through my pre-interview notes
VIDEO INTERVIEW: FRANK ABRAMS READING & SONG: Triumph Of The Now Interviews Ep. 2
a new video interview series continues with reading & music from FRANK ABRAMS, author of THE COCKFIGHT
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
Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey (The Expanse #1)
Leviathan Wakes is wall-to-wall fast paced excitement, and absolutely nothing else…
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
FEATURE INTERVIEW: Pierce Day, author of A Phone of the Artist as a Young Man
author Pierce Day responds to a series of questions about his novel A PHONE OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN
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 THREE OF FOUR
closer to the text, the faults fall away – a four part review continues
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
Provincial Squinting At The Mercury Orgy by Jai Knight
an intriguing prose and poetry collection that is deceptively simple or simply deceptive
Triumph Of The Now 