W.A.S.T.E. Mailing List
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W.A.S.T.E. Mailing List
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Keep cool but care. Leaving traces of my bookish compulsions around the internet. Find me on YouTube, Instagram, Substack, and an assortment of Podcasts. Seth
2024, as seen through my favourite reads 👇

www.instagram.com/reel/DD2IohQ...
December 21, 2024 at 7:37 PM
The original John Wick
December 6, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Today I learned that none other than Elfriede Jelinek (of recent 'The Children of the Dead' notoriety) translated 'Gravity's Rainbow' ('Die Enden der Parabel') into German.
November 18, 2024 at 6:43 PM
Everything you need to understand "what the hell is going on around here" can be found in these four 👇
November 18, 2024 at 7:49 AM
Winding up for a second pass at SCHATTENFROH, which (mark my words) will go down in the historical annals with the likes of Finnegans Wake, The Man Without Qualities, and The Tunnel.

But first(!), some reading of its orbital source texts...
November 17, 2024 at 5:55 AM
A relic from the Boeing Days. He had a humour to him, even back then.
October 1, 2023 at 9:50 PM
"Y O U H A V E F I F T E E N S E C O N D S T O C O M P L Y"
September 29, 2023 at 9:01 AM
"It's embarrassing, isn't it? Enough to make you even more committed to the
cause. Enough to admit there's no way back now so I might as well at least enjoy this."
September 29, 2023 at 8:52 AM
NW:
September 29, 2023 at 8:40 AM
"He is the father you never quite manage to kill."

IYK,YK.
September 29, 2023 at 8:21 AM
One of the permanent denizens within my cranial vault.

Zdzisław Beksiński, "Untitled"
September 26, 2023 at 11:27 PM
Reading SK feels like waking up hungover after a bacchanalian orgy only to realise it's still going on and the dog has gotten involved.

In other words, a strong recommendation.
September 26, 2023 at 5:40 AM
W.A.S.T.E. Mailing List Episode Nine:
A Deep Dive into the Collected Novellas of Arno Schmidt.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BYbHXZ45lI4&t=7s
August 1, 2023 at 11:33 AM
W.A.S.T.E. Mailing List Episode 8: An Introduction to the work of Arno Schmidt.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7rNngCEwCdY
August 1, 2023 at 11:32 AM
#HBDWTV
July 29, 2023 at 5:11 AM
"The window goes blond slowly. Frostily clears.
From Cyclopean towers across Manhattan waters
-Two three bright window-eyes aglitter, disk The sun, released- aloft with cold gulls hither."
July 28, 2023 at 5:00 AM
With the last two remaining neural synapses I have available left to fire, here's my meagre contribution to the discourse this evening:

An author who I've had back (and at times, front) of mind lately.
July 25, 2023 at 10:44 AM