Sean Walters
@seanwrite.bsky.social
Cynical Canadian bibliophile/writer guy into music, sports (lifelong Caps/Jays fan), contemporary literature and poetry, foreign film and used bookstores and booksales. Not much else.
Karl Burns, Mark E. Smith and Marc Riley after performing in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1981. Photo credit: Laura Levine. #FallFriday
November 7, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Karl Burns, Mark E. Smith and Marc Riley after performing in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1981. Photo credit: Laura Levine. #FallFriday
Autumn I by Dutch painter Ton Schulten (1938-2025) #RIPTonSchulten
November 7, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Autumn I by Dutch painter Ton Schulten (1938-2025) #RIPTonSchulten
The Clown (1990) by late Ukrainian artist Viktor Marinyuk (1939-2025) #RIPViktorMarinyuk
November 7, 2025 at 3:58 AM
The Clown (1990) by late Ukrainian artist Viktor Marinyuk (1939-2025) #RIPViktorMarinyuk
Celebrated Italian photographer Mimmo Jodice died last week at 91. Starting in Pop Art, he became a renowned landscape photographer mid-career. #RIPMimmoJodice
November 7, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Celebrated Italian photographer Mimmo Jodice died last week at 91. Starting in Pop Art, he became a renowned landscape photographer mid-career. #RIPMimmoJodice
A photo of Mark E. Smith and Echo and the Bunnymen’s Ian McCulloch backstage at Eric’s Club in Liverpool in 1978. Photo credit: Michael Finkler. #FallFriday
October 24, 2025 at 12:59 PM
A photo of Mark E. Smith and Echo and the Bunnymen’s Ian McCulloch backstage at Eric’s Club in Liverpool in 1978. Photo credit: Michael Finkler. #FallFriday
Last two books read:
Both Flesh and Not (2012) by David Foster Wallace
No One Belongs Here More Than You: Stories (2007) by Miranda July
Currently reading;
L’Amante Anglaise (1967) by Marguerite Duras
Both Flesh and Not (2012) by David Foster Wallace
No One Belongs Here More Than You: Stories (2007) by Miranda July
Currently reading;
L’Amante Anglaise (1967) by Marguerite Duras
October 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Last two books read:
Both Flesh and Not (2012) by David Foster Wallace
No One Belongs Here More Than You: Stories (2007) by Miranda July
Currently reading;
L’Amante Anglaise (1967) by Marguerite Duras
Both Flesh and Not (2012) by David Foster Wallace
No One Belongs Here More Than You: Stories (2007) by Miranda July
Currently reading;
L’Amante Anglaise (1967) by Marguerite Duras
Books bought at Trinity College Book Sale - 12 books for $46 (3/x):
Christ Stopped at Eboli (1945) by Carlo Levi
In Evil Hour (1962) by Gabriel García Márquez
New and Collected Poems 1931-2001 (2003) by Czeslaw Milosz
Kiss in the Hotel Joseph Conrad and Other Stories (1989) by Howard Norman
Christ Stopped at Eboli (1945) by Carlo Levi
In Evil Hour (1962) by Gabriel García Márquez
New and Collected Poems 1931-2001 (2003) by Czeslaw Milosz
Kiss in the Hotel Joseph Conrad and Other Stories (1989) by Howard Norman
October 23, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Books bought at Trinity College Book Sale - 12 books for $46 (3/x):
Christ Stopped at Eboli (1945) by Carlo Levi
In Evil Hour (1962) by Gabriel García Márquez
New and Collected Poems 1931-2001 (2003) by Czeslaw Milosz
Kiss in the Hotel Joseph Conrad and Other Stories (1989) by Howard Norman
Christ Stopped at Eboli (1945) by Carlo Levi
In Evil Hour (1962) by Gabriel García Márquez
New and Collected Poems 1931-2001 (2003) by Czeslaw Milosz
Kiss in the Hotel Joseph Conrad and Other Stories (1989) by Howard Norman
Books bought at Trinity College Book Sale - 12 books for $46 (2/3):
The Death of Artemio Cruz (1962) by Carlos Fuentes
Collected Poems (2003) By Ted Hughes
Figures of Light: Film Comment and Criticism (1971) by Stanley Kauffmann
Living Images (1975) by Stanley Kauffmann
The Death of Artemio Cruz (1962) by Carlos Fuentes
Collected Poems (2003) By Ted Hughes
Figures of Light: Film Comment and Criticism (1971) by Stanley Kauffmann
Living Images (1975) by Stanley Kauffmann
October 23, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Books bought at Trinity College Book Sale - 12 books for $46 (2/3):
The Death of Artemio Cruz (1962) by Carlos Fuentes
Collected Poems (2003) By Ted Hughes
Figures of Light: Film Comment and Criticism (1971) by Stanley Kauffmann
Living Images (1975) by Stanley Kauffmann
The Death of Artemio Cruz (1962) by Carlos Fuentes
Collected Poems (2003) By Ted Hughes
Figures of Light: Film Comment and Criticism (1971) by Stanley Kauffmann
Living Images (1975) by Stanley Kauffmann
Books bought at Trinity College Book Sale - 12 books for $46 (1/3)
Agee on Film: Reviews and Comments (1958) by James Agee
Second Marriage (1984) by Frederick Barthelme
Midair (1985) by Frank Conroy
Rock Springs (1987) by Richard Ford
Agee on Film: Reviews and Comments (1958) by James Agee
Second Marriage (1984) by Frederick Barthelme
Midair (1985) by Frank Conroy
Rock Springs (1987) by Richard Ford
October 23, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Books bought at Trinity College Book Sale - 12 books for $46 (1/3)
Agee on Film: Reviews and Comments (1958) by James Agee
Second Marriage (1984) by Frederick Barthelme
Midair (1985) by Frank Conroy
Rock Springs (1987) by Richard Ford
Agee on Film: Reviews and Comments (1958) by James Agee
Second Marriage (1984) by Frederick Barthelme
Midair (1985) by Frank Conroy
Rock Springs (1987) by Richard Ford
Books bought in Portugal - October 2025 (2/x):
An Apprenticeship or The Book of Pleasures (1969) by Clarice Lispector
The Book of Disquiet (1982) by Fernando Pessoa
Little Misunderstandings of No Importance and Other Stories (1985) by Antonio Tabucchi
An Apprenticeship or The Book of Pleasures (1969) by Clarice Lispector
The Book of Disquiet (1982) by Fernando Pessoa
Little Misunderstandings of No Importance and Other Stories (1985) by Antonio Tabucchi
October 23, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Books bought in Portugal - October 2025 (2/x):
An Apprenticeship or The Book of Pleasures (1969) by Clarice Lispector
The Book of Disquiet (1982) by Fernando Pessoa
Little Misunderstandings of No Importance and Other Stories (1985) by Antonio Tabucchi
An Apprenticeship or The Book of Pleasures (1969) by Clarice Lispector
The Book of Disquiet (1982) by Fernando Pessoa
Little Misunderstandings of No Importance and Other Stories (1985) by Antonio Tabucchi
Books bought in Portugal - October 2025 (1/2):
By the Rivers of Babylon (2010) by António Lobo Antunes
On the Calculation of Volume I (2020) by Solvej Balle
On the Calculation of Volume II (2020) by Solvej Balle
Occupation (2019) by Julián Fuks (2019)
By the Rivers of Babylon (2010) by António Lobo Antunes
On the Calculation of Volume I (2020) by Solvej Balle
On the Calculation of Volume II (2020) by Solvej Balle
Occupation (2019) by Julián Fuks (2019)
October 23, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Books bought in Portugal - October 2025 (1/2):
By the Rivers of Babylon (2010) by António Lobo Antunes
On the Calculation of Volume I (2020) by Solvej Balle
On the Calculation of Volume II (2020) by Solvej Balle
Occupation (2019) by Julián Fuks (2019)
By the Rivers of Babylon (2010) by António Lobo Antunes
On the Calculation of Volume I (2020) by Solvej Balle
On the Calculation of Volume II (2020) by Solvej Balle
Occupation (2019) by Julián Fuks (2019)
Leviatan (1968) by Czech structural abstraction painter Zbyšek Sion (1938-2025) #RIPZybsekSion
October 22, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Leviatan (1968) by Czech structural abstraction painter Zbyšek Sion (1938-2025) #RIPZybsekSion
Man at Cabo de São Vicente. The most southwestern part of Europe.
October 16, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Man at Cabo de São Vicente. The most southwestern part of Europe.
Looking up from the bottom of the Initiation Well at Quinta da Regaleira in Sintra, Portugal
October 16, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Looking up from the bottom of the Initiation Well at Quinta da Regaleira in Sintra, Portugal
Looking over the Atlantic Ocean from the Seven Hanging Valleys Boardwalk in Carvoeiro, Portugal.
October 11, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Looking over the Atlantic Ocean from the Seven Hanging Valleys Boardwalk in Carvoeiro, Portugal.
Carvoeiro Caves in the Algarve Region of Portugal
October 11, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Carvoeiro Caves in the Algarve Region of Portugal
Night approaching in Porto
October 8, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Night approaching in Porto
Abstract (1965) by John Teyral (1912-1999)
October 1, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Abstract (1965) by John Teyral (1912-1999)
The Famed Italian movie poster artist Renato Casaro has died at 89. An early affiliation with producer Dino De Laurentiis led to him designing the posters for the films of directors of all genres home and abroad including Argento, Bertolucci, Leone and Lynch. #RIPRenatoCasaro
September 30, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The Famed Italian movie poster artist Renato Casaro has died at 89. An early affiliation with producer Dino De Laurentiis led to him designing the posters for the films of directors of all genres home and abroad including Argento, Bertolucci, Leone and Lynch. #RIPRenatoCasaro
Books bought at University College Book Sale -14 books for $25 (4/x):
Wrinkles (1978) by Charles Simmons
The Gourmet Club: A Sextet (2001) by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
Collected Stories (1980) by Eudora Welty
Wrinkles (1978) by Charles Simmons
The Gourmet Club: A Sextet (2001) by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
Collected Stories (1980) by Eudora Welty
September 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Books bought at University College Book Sale -14 books for $25 (4/x):
Wrinkles (1978) by Charles Simmons
The Gourmet Club: A Sextet (2001) by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
Collected Stories (1980) by Eudora Welty
Wrinkles (1978) by Charles Simmons
The Gourmet Club: A Sextet (2001) by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
Collected Stories (1980) by Eudora Welty
Books bought at University College Book Sale -14 books for $25 (3/4):
Immortality (1990) by Milan Kundera
Last Courtesies and Other Stories (1980) by Ella Leffland
Whites: Stories (1986) by Norman Rush
Immortality (1990) by Milan Kundera
Last Courtesies and Other Stories (1980) by Ella Leffland
Whites: Stories (1986) by Norman Rush
September 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Books bought at University College Book Sale -14 books for $25 (3/4):
Immortality (1990) by Milan Kundera
Last Courtesies and Other Stories (1980) by Ella Leffland
Whites: Stories (1986) by Norman Rush
Immortality (1990) by Milan Kundera
Last Courtesies and Other Stories (1980) by Ella Leffland
Whites: Stories (1986) by Norman Rush
Books bought at University College Book Sale -14 books for $25 (2/4):
Bartleby in Manhattan & Other Essays (1983) by Elizabeth Hardwick
Sea Garden (1916) by H.D.
Things To Come and Go: Three Stories (1983) by Bette Howland
Robert Lowell: Setting the River on Fire (2017) by Kay Jamison
Bartleby in Manhattan & Other Essays (1983) by Elizabeth Hardwick
Sea Garden (1916) by H.D.
Things To Come and Go: Three Stories (1983) by Bette Howland
Robert Lowell: Setting the River on Fire (2017) by Kay Jamison
September 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Books bought at University College Book Sale -14 books for $25 (2/4):
Bartleby in Manhattan & Other Essays (1983) by Elizabeth Hardwick
Sea Garden (1916) by H.D.
Things To Come and Go: Three Stories (1983) by Bette Howland
Robert Lowell: Setting the River on Fire (2017) by Kay Jamison
Bartleby in Manhattan & Other Essays (1983) by Elizabeth Hardwick
Sea Garden (1916) by H.D.
Things To Come and Go: Three Stories (1983) by Bette Howland
Robert Lowell: Setting the River on Fire (2017) by Kay Jamison
Books bought at University College Book Sale -14 books for $25 (1/4):
Humboldt’s Gift (1975) by Saul Belllow
A Night at the Movies, or You Must Remember This (1987) by Robert Coover
Selected Poems (1954-1982) (1985) by John Fuller
Communion (1971) by Graeme Gibson
Humboldt’s Gift (1975) by Saul Belllow
A Night at the Movies, or You Must Remember This (1987) by Robert Coover
Selected Poems (1954-1982) (1985) by John Fuller
Communion (1971) by Graeme Gibson
September 28, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Books bought at University College Book Sale -14 books for $25 (1/4):
Humboldt’s Gift (1975) by Saul Belllow
A Night at the Movies, or You Must Remember This (1987) by Robert Coover
Selected Poems (1954-1982) (1985) by John Fuller
Communion (1971) by Graeme Gibson
Humboldt’s Gift (1975) by Saul Belllow
A Night at the Movies, or You Must Remember This (1987) by Robert Coover
Selected Poems (1954-1982) (1985) by John Fuller
Communion (1971) by Graeme Gibson
Books bought at St Michael’s College Book Sale - 22 books for $24 (6/x)
Selected Stories (2009) by William Trevor
Waging Heavy Peace (2012) by Neil Young
Bonsai (2008) by Alejandro Zamora
Selected Stories (2009) by William Trevor
Waging Heavy Peace (2012) by Neil Young
Bonsai (2008) by Alejandro Zamora
September 28, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Books bought at St Michael’s College Book Sale - 22 books for $24 (6/x)
Selected Stories (2009) by William Trevor
Waging Heavy Peace (2012) by Neil Young
Bonsai (2008) by Alejandro Zamora
Selected Stories (2009) by William Trevor
Waging Heavy Peace (2012) by Neil Young
Bonsai (2008) by Alejandro Zamora