Things I’m certain about, though I could be wrong, volume one
Letter No. 75: Includes an awful lot of cocksure opinions, with no fallback plan.
* There is no idea so good
Book report for February 2024
Nothing remarkable about this past month’s reading, save for Rachel Kadish’s The Weight of Ink, a novel that I heartily recommend. What are you reading, Jogglers?
Iron gall ink and the sister Shakespeare never had
Because when I gaze through a scrim of vanished text in my own mind, I am all but helpless, I have to write something, and I’m happy to do so. From ink has come my life. I’ve added my few bits to the lattice of stories. And that feels like a fine life. That feels sufficient.
The reading public reading in public, vol. 3
Letter No. 72: Includes evidence of time spent in coffeeshops and on city streets stalking readers of print.
Dr Essai
Going to the ice lands
Letter No. 71: You may need a parka.
I no longer recall when we reached the decision. We probably just
Book report for January 2024
Letter No. 70: Includes heavy presence of Hemingway, accessing wolf brains, and too many bland essays.
All right then, 2024
Cave art, petroglyphs, and mysterious chickens
Letter No. 69: Includes puzzled scientists, representations of poultry that may have been harmed, and maybe a bit of invention
Clutter art, or, can you believe how much crap is on that porch?
Letter No. 68: Includes dogs, worn tires, layers of stuff, and clever use of #hashtags.
Do a walkabout through online
Notebook 01/08/24
Words encountered whilst looking for something else:
* capilliform: (adj.) having the form of hair, or hair shaped
* catoptromancy: (n.) divination
Book Report for December 2023
Letter No. 67: Includes pulp fiction, a book built around mise en place, and an ambitious reading goal.
For the