Little Things…We Keep
The soda cost fifty cents. But the machine dispersed whatever flavor it wanted no matter the selection. In Duane’s dreams he was an air force pilot. He was never really sure why an air force pilot. Nothing came to mind that allowed recounting. But it was the air force. He wanted to be in the air. […]
2012 in Books
Book count for 2012: 64. See below for list. Yes, 64 is quite a fall from last year’s count of 100+, but page for page, I read a lot more this year than I have in years past. Books like Infinite Jest, 2666, Freedom, The Instructions, and the various presidential biographies – these took major […]
Reading 101 Books in 2011: A Year in Review
This year, I have read 101 books. That comes out to almost two books a week. My daily commute (80 minutes, aggregate), though not specifically designed for such first-world leisure as scholarship, is perfectly suited to my inner-Anobium. There was no rhyme or reason to my book selections for this year. I read what […]
Ghost cities and dust.
When you see something for what it is, what is the thing you are seeing? Fuck the low roads and the high roads with this one. Anobium burrows underground. Recently, Benjamin van Loon, our managing editor and muscleman, submitted a story for publication to a literary journal. After a few weeks, he received a personal […]
