Humanity: a case in point.

Look up from your fucking phone.

Halloween read:
The Weird and the Eerie by Mark Fisher
#booksky

Contributor copies arrived in Busan today ~ how nice to hold it.

I don't publish stories often, but when I do they somehow go into excellent journals like @theamscho.bsky.social

Wisława Szymborska, "In Praise of Feeling Bad About Yourself"
#poetry

It's still summer, right? I've just gotten my beach reads lined up.

#charlesportis #mavisgallant #readmoremavis #booksky

Been refamiliarizing myself w/ Joseph Campbell, & one thing that leaps out is how neatly Twin Peaks—including (especially) The Return—maps to the hero’s journey. I know @markfrost.bsky.social is a novelist w/ special interest in world mythologies; speculating I’m seeing his hand here.

One nice thing about deciding (after nine years!) to settle in Korea, instead of half-planning eventually to live elsewhere, is that it finally makes sense again to own real books -- including these out-of-print gems by Mavis Gallant.
#booksky #readmoremavis

Best taco in Korea? I haven't tried them all, but so far yeah—by a landslide. Tapas Tokki in #Busan.

A perfect short story

Finished this book last night. The story "From Mullae" is now by far my favorite piece of Korean fiction. Kang (with Hong translating) absolutely nails an uncanny that's universally haunting but also so specific to Korea.

First read of the year (a re-read): this absolute gem by Mavis Gallant. Let's all read more Mavis in '24.