“To know the ocean, I have always felt, is to recognize the teeth it keeps half hidden.” – Julia Armfield, ‘Our Wives Under The Sea’ Hey look, it’s the first […]
Friday Links: Poetry and Podcasts Edition
“life is very easy / you just have to memorize it / in advance” – Heather Christle, “I HIGHLIGHTED YOUR PARTS” It’s poetry week. In the interest of economy of […]
Ekphrasis: Werewolves Edition
“That’s how it is with werewolves. You have something, then you just have the story of it.” – Stephen Graham Jones, ‘Mongrels’ Hey look, it’s the first crop of ekphrasis […]
Friday Links: The World Is Big, Tour It Edition
“A building’s exterior reveals nothing of what’s inside.” – Anthony Bourdain, ‘A Cook’s Tour’ Maybe I’m 37 years old. Maybe I’m a dad. But I was reading this week’s book […]
Horror Can Be Done In Cities
“I can’t say nothing or Candyman will get me…I ain’t scared of nobody but you’re crazy walking in here on your own.” – Jake, ‘Candyman (1992)’ There’s an old Cracked […]
Friday Links: Horror In July Edition
“You shouldn’t try to base a pattern or a cycle on just two times. Maybe not even three, or five. Wait until it repeats and repeats some more, right? Then […]
Movies That Feel Like Poetry Collections: ‘NOPE’
“Five stars, Angel, five stars.” – Em, ‘NOPE’ It’s often easy, when reading a book, to imagine a movie or TV adaptation. “Lakeith David should definitely be the lead here,” […]
Friday Links: Traveling Is Fun Edition
“…I was too young to know what was routine and what was unusual, and how everyone mixes up the two. The dead leave us with trash to pick up and […]
The Annual Shipwrecked Sailor NBA Finals Column
“This doesn’t feel real” – Shai Gilgeous-Alexander What a Finals! Even if the ending was anticlimactic. Get well soon, Tyrese. Congratulations, Oklahoma City. Shoutout to the Seattle SuperSonics. Next year, […]
Friday Links: Summer Is Here Edition
“Hey. Look at me, man. How about we try living?” – Maya Williams, “Paul’s Response to His Jailer’s Attempted Suicide” My family’s already been to the beach twice—three times, if […]