I haven't posted about my podcast in a while! Why not? I ... don't know! Episode FIVE is now out, I can't believe it's been so many! Check it out here, with special guest Caitlin Coxon! https://open.spotify.com/show/2HaHojN51CaSSHr62ArjuV?si=pqNNn2whSuOGcjHjYD5h9Q
A book too good for me to handle? Some thoughts on impostor syndrome.
I recently (start of the year) had a bit of a crises of confidence, and I'm still not sure I've fully recovered. It was probably a combination of many things, but I think W.G. Sebald's books (Vertigo and The Emigrants) were a big factor. Not only because they are about memory and perception, but because …
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Invitation to a Beheading, by Vladimir Nabokov
I always come back to good ol' Vlad, and this one keeps up the pattern of being awesome in unexpected ways. This book tells the story of Cincinnatus C. , a 30 year old teacher convicted of 'gnostical turpitude' and his experiences waiting around in a cell for his own execution. What struck me most …
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Just 400?
I got to 400 books read on my Goodreads account recently, and though I'm sure that's not every book I've ever read, it is not far off. What a low number! I've been reading 25+ years, and that's the number I've reached? I fee like I never have time to read these days, and in …
Attrition: a collection of short stories
I have finally finished putting together this collection, and it is now available on Smashwords! As I was compiling what I feel are my best stories from the past few years, I noticed a lot of them had a similar theme of loss and grief, so that made tying them all together in a collection …
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