Marginalia #51: War by Candlelight, Plan 9 from Outer Space, and KOKOKO!
Marginalia from the last week or two. Continue reading Marginalia #51: War by Candlelight, Plan 9 from Outer Space, and KOKOKO!
Category: Lists
Marginalia #50: Breece D’J Pancake, What a Way to Go!, Guy Klucevsek with Mister Rogers
Breece D’J Pancake hailed from West Virginia and writes like an Appalachian blend of Ernest Hemingway and early Cormac McCarthy, infused with the dark humor of Denis Johnson. While reading this collection, Jesus’ Son by Johnson often came to mind, possibly influenced by Pancake. Pancake’s writing is both gorgeous and devastating, capturing the lives and … Continue reading Marginalia #50: Breece D’J Pancake, What a Way to Go!, Guy Klucevsek with Mister Rogers
Musicalia #81: Bladderjacked By the Cutullan Postman and Other Modern Calamities
You can get this week’s playlist, links, and poem over at The Drunken Odyssey. Continue reading Musicalia #81: Bladderjacked By the Cutullan Postman and Other Modern Calamities
Musicalia #80: Shave That Dog!
You can get the new Musicalia playlist, links, and couplet over at The Drunken Odyssey! Continue reading Musicalia #80: Shave That Dog!
Musicalia #79: In the Sweat and Dew of Pyramids and Lilacs
You can get the playlist, links, and Bloomsday limerick over at The Drunken Odyssey! Continue reading Musicalia #79: In the Sweat and Dew of Pyramids and Lilacs
Musicalia #78: If We Only Had Those Tools We Threw Away
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Musicalia #77: Lost Equations
A new Musicalia playlist awaits! You can get the haiku, playlist and links over at The Drunken Odyssey! Continue reading Musicalia #77: Lost Equations
Musicalia #76: Hot Licks and Rhetoric
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Marginalia #49: Hexis, Quantum Criminals, The Great White Silence, Boro in the Box, Trees on the Moon
I read this alongside Cormac McCarthy’s fantastic second and third novels (Outer Dark and Child of God). It fit right in. I was reminded of some of Ottessa Moshfegh’s narrators (Eileen) and some of Bret Easton Ellis’s (American Psycho or Less Than Zero). Elsby’s feels more naturally of the horror genre than those listed besides … Continue reading Marginalia #49: Hexis, Quantum Criminals, The Great White Silence, Boro in the Box, Trees on the Moon
