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013: Wintery Mix

November 27, 2021

Prologue But we're here now, so tell us what's so important. ~ Lysistrata, Aristophenes, tr. Jeffery Henderson First, COMPILATION. Remember that like 6-month...

012: A Short One

October 28, 2021

As the title says, this week is breaking format and contains just one thing: a link to a State of the Patreon note. I very much appreciate you being here....

011: House in Blue, Minotaur in Red

October 9, 2021

Prologue I'm on your side Nowhere to hide Trapdoors that open I spiral down ~ "In Limbo", Radiohead First, COMPILATION. Finally getting around to reading...

010: Residual Self Image

September 13, 2021

Prologue Cause everyday she falls in love And every night she falls when she does ~ "Oh! Sweet Nuthin'" Lou Reed/The Velvet Underground First, COMPILATION....

009: Inside Baseball

August 30, 2021

Prologue For the debt I owe, gotta sell my soul 'Cause I can't say no, no, I can't say no Then my limbs all froze and my eyes won't close And I can't say no,...

008: SYNCHRONICITY (not the Police album)

August 12, 2021

Prologue Llora flecha sin blanco, la tarde sin mañana, y el primer pájaro muerto sobre la rama. ~ Federico Garcia Lorca, "The Guitar" First, COMPILATION....

007: In Your Blue Dream

Prologue I wonder what happens to that much love if it curdles. ~ Kieron Gillen, Phonogram First, COMPILATION. Bow Wow Kung Pao Chicken Baby Meow Meow (aka...

006: Martian Time-Slip

Prologue "God hates a coward." ~ Mike Patton First, COMPILATION. My ADHD ass thought today was WEDNESDAY. People, uh, like me! Because I force them to! WITH...

005: Sweet Home Chicago (is a Cliché I am not Above Making)

Prologue "The difference between the witch and the layperson is that the witch already knows that they are powerful." ~ Katie West, Becoming Dangerous First,...

004: BUTTZVILLE

Prologue First, COMPILATION. Small-town all-school reunions: for when your normal summer festival just won't do. The credit union sponsors a free lunch, but...

003: Cut-up is Fun, but Burroughs Still Murdered His Wife

Prologue There’s only one rule that I know of, babies—God damn it, you’ve got to be kind. ~ Kurt Vonnegut, God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater First, COMPILATION....

002: Continental Divide

Prologue I nod as I write down good evening, lonely and sick for home. ~ James Wright, "Outside Fargo, North Dakota" First, COMPILATION. Right when a certain...

001: Introductions.

Prologue Even so, he knew something had gone wrong with both himself and his writing, and after a few days in Ketchum you get a feeling that he came here for...