The Dry by Jane Harper
should should should should should should should … reflections on reading more trash forces a reckoning likely to be unreckoned
Tag: writing
TEN WORDS OR FEWER INTERVIEW: Bonar Ash, author of My Heart In Hiding
a short form interview with Bonar Ash, author of My Heart In Hiding
TEN WORDS OR FEWER INTERVIEW: Will Camden, author of Confessions of a Professional Conspiracy Theorist
a brief interview with Will Camden, author of Confessions of a Professional Conspiracy Theorist
Noah Fang Quicksilver by Barracuda Guarisco
it’s my kind of stuff at length oh yes please
Dhalgren by Samuel R.Delany
800 brilliant unresolved pages that work work work
IMPERSONAL INTERVIEWS: Benjamin Schmitt, author of Satan’s School for Girls and Other Works.
an excellent interview with Benjamin Schmitt, touching on a lot of important ideas
Foundation by Isaac Asimov
a flat opening to a series I’ll persist with (but only because the books are so short)
Queen by Birgitta Trotzig
a beautiful, tight, novella about the way things so often crumble
Roadside Picnic by Arkady & Boris Strugatsky
a haunting novel about the hauntings of a brief extraterrestrial visit
The Unlit City by Patrick Hawkes
a fun Soho picaresque leads scott manley hadley astray
How To Talk Dirty and Influence People: An Autobiography by Lenny Bruce
an interesting, funny, sad memoir that leaves a lot of gaps…
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
Triumph Of The Now 