the first story of 26

another story of mine has been published in the latest issue of Propagule, you can read it here. as i was just talking about not thinking while writing in my previous post, this story is a case where i did not think very much and just shot out words. and that is why i committed …

i saw karl knausgaard in seattle. he signed my winedark book

this weekend i saw the norwegian author and future nobel prize winner karl ove knausgaard give a talk at the town hall here in seattle. there were perhaps several hundred people in attendance. compare this to the last author i saw give a talk, hanne orstavik (also norwegian, by some coincidence) where there were perhaps …

Pluribus: I would join

yes. i would. i have no illusions of a unique or special individuality. the benefits far outweigh the downsides. if you haven't seen the show, i guess you should google or something. nah i kid. please keep reading my blog. in the new show from breaking bad and better call saul creator vince gilligan, an …

41

that is the number of countries from which i've read novels. i have not tried very hard to hit new countries. if i aimed for it, im sure i could get to 50 this year. is this a lot? i have no idea. maybe. probably? it is probably a lot for an american, because americans …

year 25 book

the year is over. i have read books. i read 35 books, which was my goal. good for me. of course the average number of pages per book was only around 200. so i actually read not as many pages as other years. oh well. it seems i read a lot compared to the average …