In our weekend reading: new writing from Simon Jacobs, discussing Across the Horizon, and more.
Weekend Bites: Simon Jacobs Nonfiction, Go-Betweens Revisited, and More
Six Ridiculous Questions: Alex Behr
The guiding principle of Six Ridiculous Questions is that life is filled with ridiculousness. And questions. That only by giving in to these truths may we hope to slip the surly bonds of reality and attain the higher consciousness we all crave. (Eh, not really, but it sounded good there for a minute.) It’s just. Who knows? The ridiculousness and question bits, I guess. Why six? Assonance, baby, assonance.
Morning Bites: Kimberly King Parsons Interviewed, Center for Fiction Prize, Biographical Comics, and More
In our morning reading: an interview with Kimberly King Parsons, literary prize news, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Alan Sepinwall on Rod Serling, Revisiting “The Road,” Nick Rees Gardner on Writing, and More
In our afternoon reading: exploring the work of Rod Serling, an interview with Nick Rees Gardner, and more.
Consciousness on Paper: An Interview With Grant Maierhofer
I’ve been an admirer of Grant Maierhofer’s work for years, but my experience of reading his two latest books back to back may be the apex of my experience with his bibliography thus far. Those two books are Synecdoche, New York — an entry in the Timecodes series to which I’m also a contributor — and the book-length essay Serotonin: Writing and Depression. Both books are, in their own way, moving explorations of creativity and mental health. They are candid, often very moving, and haven’t left my brain since I finished them. Maierhofer and I chatted via email about these two books, his larger project, and what’s next for him.
Morning Bites: James Brandon Lewis’s Latest, Revisiting Arthur Machen, Vincent Czyz’s Collection, and More
In our morning reading: thoughts on James Brandon Lewis’s new album, revisiting the fiction of Arthur Machen, and more.
Sunday Stories: “Blue”
Blue
by Gideon Leek
“I hate you I hate you I hate you.” That’s what Nora texts me. Today is her birthday. Two days earlier, I’d mailed her a letter. I don’t think she liked the letter. The letter was Plan A. Now it’s time for Plan B, which starts with a flight. Well, two flights.
Weekend Bites: Remembering Annie Dillard, Patrick Cottrell on Writing, Keith Rosson’s Latest, and More
In our weekend reading: remembering Annie Dillard, thoughts on Keith Rosson’s new novel, and more.