“Bro, you ain’t the only one who picks up the newspaper, knows where the library is, likes the big humbug in Beowulf, moving out on Grendel and whatnot, or fighting […]
Albums I Should Have Listened To Already: ‘Disintegration’ by The Cure
“You were always so lost in the dark” – The Cure, “Pictures Of You” A fitting band for spooky month, no? The Cure is a band I’ve always thought was […]
Some Horror Movie Recs for 2026
“it’s here the yellow eyes / of the so-called // dead turn on like / bus engines // & we have a little / bourbon // we have a / […]
Who Is A Monster In Times Like These?
“Endure the scar. When you’re alone, on the bus, on the tracks, in the vacant lot, on the edge of the bathroom sink, that’s where they find you.” – Sofia […]
The Eldritch/Weird Books On My Shelf
“That placing trust in a word like border had been a mistake, a trap. A slow unraveling of terms unrecognized until too late.” – Jeff VanderMeer, ‘Authority’ Learning never stops. […]
Albums I Should Have Listened To Already: ‘Let’s Get It On’ by Marvin Gaye
“I’ve been really trying” – Marvin Gaye, “Let’s Get It On” It’s just so easy to think you’ve got the gist of something. You see a few movies with a […]
I Have A Book Coming Out (Plus A Baby)
“You don’t have to read everyone’s book” – New York Magazine, discussing etiquette in the time of COVID It’s been announced on social media, it’s been announced in the River […]
Clip Show Q3 2026
“It turns out that soil is teeming with life.” – Ashley Dawson, ‘Environmentalism From Below’ Sure I’m spoiling this Friday and next Friday’s books, but it’s okay! We read for […]
20 Chicago Things I’ve Learned In 20 Years As A Chicagoan
“This might sound like I believe there is some vast conspiracy at work, which I don’t, but the situation we find ourselves in is effectively the same as if there […]
11 Wonderfully Strange Books By Latine Authors
“You will be a tiny volcano prettier than three thirsty dogs curtsying and / swapping advice on how to grow wheat in mothballed pianos.” – César Moro, “VISION OF MOTH-EATEN […]