February 25, 2024

February Newsletter

Hi,

On the blog this month:

"Of Epithets and Mr. Men" is a reflection on names, Homer, Charles Dickens, and Mr. Messy that follows up one some previous ideas about character stasis and development.

Also online this month:

Three extracts from 一九九八 廿四节气 “1998: The Twenty-Four Solar Terms” by 苇岸 Wei An, in issue 8 of Spittoon.

This month I've been reading:

• Wellness by Nathan Hill

• The Fraud by Zadie Smith

• The Gate of Angels by Penelope Fitzgerald

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Dave Haysom

spittingdog.net