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In the Family Way5 comments

backlist wrote 4 days ago: Well, well, well.  Times have changed, haven’t they?  I’d say I didn’t know what c … more →

Tags: observations, Joy, other folks, Propaganda, queerlife

"Tina"1 comment

backlist wrote 6 days ago: Stick it out til the end. It’s worth it. Bucking the trend, we just got a subscription to the … more →

Tags: observations, Charlottesville, You've Got to be Kidding

Acupunture? Go!

backlist wrote 1 week ago: One of the benefits of acupuncture has been the decrease of migraines and nightmares.  I know!  Exac … more →

Tags: observations

The Genre Problem15 comments

traxus4420 wrote 2 weeks ago: The problem with genre in the various fields of cultural study is that, like any concept, it has a h … more →

Tags: Literary criticism, carl freedman, Edward Said, Franco Moretti, Fredric Jameson, Genres, Tzetvan Todorov

First, You Learn How To Read

recordofnaught wrote 1 month ago: “A lot of the contemporary writers outside of the SF world who interest me seem to be moving m … more →

Tags: Books, Science fiction and fantasy, Art, how, matthew cheney, mumpsimus, Samuel Delany, The Jewel Hinged Jaw, James Gunn

Drip Baby

backlist wrote 1 month ago: We realized sometime over the summer that we were getting HBO for free.  Well, not free exactly, sin … more →

Tags: observations, Food, other folks

Happy National...2 comments

backlist wrote 1 month ago: Let me tell you people, November is one wacky month.  Today, for instance, is National Sandwich Day. … more →

Tags: observations, Food

Death Defying Loops2 comments

backlist wrote 3 months ago: When is the last time you’ve ridden a roller coaster?  And how did you feel afterward?  Not ju … more →

Tags: observations, Joy

County Fair

backlist wrote 4 months ago: Dear readers, you know that I have a long history of country fair attendance.  You’d think tha … more →

Tags: observations, Joy, other folks, Charlottesville

The Fantastic1 comment

annotationnation wrote 4 months ago: book by Tzvetan Todorov annotation by Kate Maruyama This is a book which looks at the genre of the f … more →

Tags: Kate Maruyama, Tzvetan Todorov, Metamorphosis, kafka

Lost Art: What Happens to the Unread? And Why Does It Make Me Feel So Sad?

recordofnaught wrote 5 months ago: Darger’s private world centered around seven little blond moppets called the Vivian Girls, who … more →

Tags: Books, Science fiction and fantasy, Art, Why, Authors, Processes, Failure, Success!, Obsession

Lettuce, I Cannot Live Without You2 comments

backlist wrote 7 months ago: We joined a sort of CSA* this spring. It’s something I’ve wanted to do for years. In DC, … more →

Tags: Food, Joy, Charlottesville

Is It Horrible? or What Is Failure Anyway?

recordofnaught wrote 8 months ago: “I remember a distinct moment when I was about fifteen or sixteen when I made a decision. This … more →

Tags: Art, how, Why, Processes, Failure, Success!, Obsession, Storytelling, Drawing

Earth Mothers2 comments

backlist wrote 11 months ago: Not for the squeamish.  You might as well just stop now.  Look, don’t write me later to say yo … more →

Tags: observations, other folks, Propaganda

Ritual2 comments

backlist wrote 11 months ago: I don’t have many rituals.  In fact, when pressed, I can think of only one:  I like to take a … more →

Tags: Joy

Don't Sit on the Parthenon2 comments

backlist wrote 11 months ago: You know those mother-in-law jokes?  I thought they were fiction.  You know, some disagreeable chap … more →

Tags: observations, other folks

Howl

backlist wrote 1 year ago: The first day of winter isn’t here yet and i’ve already started looking forward to sprin … more →

Tags: Joy, observations

Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg

backlist wrote 1 year ago: I don’t know how I lived through Thanksgiving without this gem in my life.  It’s worth i … more →

Tags: Food

Let It Snow

backlist wrote 1 year ago: It’s almost that time again.  I deeply love to sing simple songs and, athough I’m not pa … more →

Tags: Joy, Music


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