Had to move gyms for a few weeks but thankfully bells are the same everywhere.
June 2, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Had to move gyms for a few weeks but thankfully bells are the same everywhere.
Happy 35th anniversary of the Depeche Mode Violator in store incident.
March 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Happy 35th anniversary of the Depeche Mode Violator in store incident.
#3 of ‘25
I think it was Joseph Epstein who said an essay was taking a line out for a walk. @andrewbertaina.bsky.social’s collection fits that so well, meandering from thought to thought in a compelling way.
I think it was Joseph Epstein who said an essay was taking a line out for a walk. @andrewbertaina.bsky.social’s collection fits that so well, meandering from thought to thought in a compelling way.
January 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM
#3 of ‘25
I think it was Joseph Epstein who said an essay was taking a line out for a walk. @andrewbertaina.bsky.social’s collection fits that so well, meandering from thought to thought in a compelling way.
I think it was Joseph Epstein who said an essay was taking a line out for a walk. @andrewbertaina.bsky.social’s collection fits that so well, meandering from thought to thought in a compelling way.
With all that’s going on today, I take solace the Irish still play tonight…
January 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
With all that’s going on today, I take solace the Irish still play tonight…
#2 of 2025
I picked it up a few years ago after hearing it mentioned on a podcast. Sat in my shelves until the new puppy decided to chew on the corner. Read a story a day and then finished it up all at once.
Chicago is always a special city.
I picked it up a few years ago after hearing it mentioned on a podcast. Sat in my shelves until the new puppy decided to chew on the corner. Read a story a day and then finished it up all at once.
Chicago is always a special city.
January 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM
#2 of 2025
I picked it up a few years ago after hearing it mentioned on a podcast. Sat in my shelves until the new puppy decided to chew on the corner. Read a story a day and then finished it up all at once.
Chicago is always a special city.
I picked it up a few years ago after hearing it mentioned on a podcast. Sat in my shelves until the new puppy decided to chew on the corner. Read a story a day and then finished it up all at once.
Chicago is always a special city.
Start the week with some deadlift singles…
January 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Start the week with some deadlift singles…
This feels like inception..
January 12, 2025 at 6:57 PM
This feels like inception..
First book of 2025. Still reading a short story a day but haven’t finished a full collection yet
January 11, 2025 at 9:56 PM
First book of 2025. Still reading a short story a day but haven’t finished a full collection yet
Following the example of @aaronburch.bsky.social and reading a short story per day. Figured I’d start with here.
January 1, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Following the example of @aaronburch.bsky.social and reading a short story per day. Figured I’d start with here.
It is impossible for me to keep gift cards around long..
December 30, 2024 at 9:27 PM
It is impossible for me to keep gift cards around long..
The holiday season can start now
December 13, 2024 at 2:58 PM
The holiday season can start now
For some reason my airport gate couldn’t be found…
November 20, 2024 at 2:38 AM
For some reason my airport gate couldn’t be found…
Unexpected flight but such is life sometimes
November 15, 2024 at 6:55 PM
Unexpected flight but such is life sometimes
The start of a dangerous time…
November 10, 2024 at 7:02 PM
The start of a dangerous time…
Pulling into the mall as this comes on seems appropriate
December 22, 2023 at 6:43 PM
Pulling into the mall as this comes on seems appropriate
#33 - Slouching Towards Los Angeles
Mythologies are powerful, especially the combination of Joan Didion and Los Angeles. Lives were changed because of their belief, some in the collection viewed this positively while others weren’t quite as sure.
Mythologies are powerful, especially the combination of Joan Didion and Los Angeles. Lives were changed because of their belief, some in the collection viewed this positively while others weren’t quite as sure.
October 16, 2023 at 5:39 PM
#33 - Slouching Towards Los Angeles
Mythologies are powerful, especially the combination of Joan Didion and Los Angeles. Lives were changed because of their belief, some in the collection viewed this positively while others weren’t quite as sure.
Mythologies are powerful, especially the combination of Joan Didion and Los Angeles. Lives were changed because of their belief, some in the collection viewed this positively while others weren’t quite as sure.
#32 - Melt With Me
@paulcrenstorm.bsky.social’s latest collection took me back to the 80’s and the Cold War along with youth group bus rides, lurching in the dark, looking out the windows. So many thoughts and reminders of our youth when things seemed easier and yet more difficult.
@paulcrenstorm.bsky.social’s latest collection took me back to the 80’s and the Cold War along with youth group bus rides, lurching in the dark, looking out the windows. So many thoughts and reminders of our youth when things seemed easier and yet more difficult.
October 13, 2023 at 6:29 PM
#32 - Melt With Me
@paulcrenstorm.bsky.social’s latest collection took me back to the 80’s and the Cold War along with youth group bus rides, lurching in the dark, looking out the windows. So many thoughts and reminders of our youth when things seemed easier and yet more difficult.
@paulcrenstorm.bsky.social’s latest collection took me back to the 80’s and the Cold War along with youth group bus rides, lurching in the dark, looking out the windows. So many thoughts and reminders of our youth when things seemed easier and yet more difficult.
#31 - Best American Essays 2023
I realize I’m late to this as the next collection is just about released. @alexanderchee.bsky.social put together a collection working thru our health, both mental and physical as well as living on the edges of society. Really enjoyed the breadth of these.
I realize I’m late to this as the next collection is just about released. @alexanderchee.bsky.social put together a collection working thru our health, both mental and physical as well as living on the edges of society. Really enjoyed the breadth of these.
October 7, 2023 at 9:18 PM
#31 - Best American Essays 2023
I realize I’m late to this as the next collection is just about released. @alexanderchee.bsky.social put together a collection working thru our health, both mental and physical as well as living on the edges of society. Really enjoyed the breadth of these.
I realize I’m late to this as the next collection is just about released. @alexanderchee.bsky.social put together a collection working thru our health, both mental and physical as well as living on the edges of society. Really enjoyed the breadth of these.
#30 - Where The Stress Falls
I haven’t read many essays by Susan Sontag before this. They weren’t always easy but I worked thru them. Criticism can sometimes take extra effort when you aren’t familiar with the subject.
I haven’t read many essays by Susan Sontag before this. They weren’t always easy but I worked thru them. Criticism can sometimes take extra effort when you aren’t familiar with the subject.
October 1, 2023 at 8:18 PM
#30 - Where The Stress Falls
I haven’t read many essays by Susan Sontag before this. They weren’t always easy but I worked thru them. Criticism can sometimes take extra effort when you aren’t familiar with the subject.
I haven’t read many essays by Susan Sontag before this. They weren’t always easy but I worked thru them. Criticism can sometimes take extra effort when you aren’t familiar with the subject.
#29 Hangman
I fought with this book the entire time I read it. I found the narrator much too passive, much too ‘something’ which just didn’t click. Of course once I finished and looked back thru the lens of the complete book, I could see all that was accomplished.
I fought with this book the entire time I read it. I found the narrator much too passive, much too ‘something’ which just didn’t click. Of course once I finished and looked back thru the lens of the complete book, I could see all that was accomplished.
September 25, 2023 at 8:16 PM
#29 Hangman
I fought with this book the entire time I read it. I found the narrator much too passive, much too ‘something’ which just didn’t click. Of course once I finished and looked back thru the lens of the complete book, I could see all that was accomplished.
I fought with this book the entire time I read it. I found the narrator much too passive, much too ‘something’ which just didn’t click. Of course once I finished and looked back thru the lens of the complete book, I could see all that was accomplished.
#28 Florida
First time I’ve read Lauren Groff and I remembered how many liked this collection. It was interesting how a place is a constant character, a permanent part of the stories.
There was a sense to me though of similarities between the focal points of the stories.
First time I’ve read Lauren Groff and I remembered how many liked this collection. It was interesting how a place is a constant character, a permanent part of the stories.
There was a sense to me though of similarities between the focal points of the stories.
September 24, 2023 at 10:38 PM
#28 Florida
First time I’ve read Lauren Groff and I remembered how many liked this collection. It was interesting how a place is a constant character, a permanent part of the stories.
There was a sense to me though of similarities between the focal points of the stories.
First time I’ve read Lauren Groff and I remembered how many liked this collection. It was interesting how a place is a constant character, a permanent part of the stories.
There was a sense to me though of similarities between the focal points of the stories.
#26 and #27
The definition of the essay is slippery. It ranges from reporting intermixed with personal narrative to the much more personal thoughts and feelings, trying to include the universal ideas.
The definition of the essay is slippery. It ranges from reporting intermixed with personal narrative to the much more personal thoughts and feelings, trying to include the universal ideas.
September 21, 2023 at 3:27 PM
#26 and #27
The definition of the essay is slippery. It ranges from reporting intermixed with personal narrative to the much more personal thoughts and feelings, trying to include the universal ideas.
The definition of the essay is slippery. It ranges from reporting intermixed with personal narrative to the much more personal thoughts and feelings, trying to include the universal ideas.
Next up to read. Heard so many good things
September 10, 2023 at 9:26 PM
Next up to read. Heard so many good things