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Reading Log: The Horse and His Boy
[Last Updated: 2026.03.08]
[Originally Posted: 2025.03.24]
I read The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis again. 📚
Continuing in re-reading the Chronicles of Narnia with my son.
Continuing in re-reading the Chronicles of Narnia with my son.
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Reading Log: The Mythmakers
[Last Updated: 2026.03.08]
[Originally Posted: 2025.03.29]
I read The Mythmakers - The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien by John Hendrix. 📚
This is a phenomenal book.
This is a phenomenal book.
Gave me so much to think about with writing, learning, creativity, friendship and its failings, faith and doubt, war and peace, religion and mythology, just living life, relationships, human nature. And of course insights into the lives and works of these two authors who were so important to my own imaginative life as a child and tween.
The presentation is next-level - rather than graphic novel or narrative nonfiction it feels almost like a new thing unto itself. I never felt jarred by the transitions between print text blocks and illustrated spreads, between the fantastic and the realistic. Everything just flows, fully-integrated and inevitable, Hendrix fully in command of both writing and illustration to share all of this from many different angles at the same time, the fantastic and the realistic, logos and mythos.
Extra stars for the “portals” to mythology, fairy tales, fantasy fiction, etc. Such a great way to transform “appendices” into something fun and almost magical. And again so on-point calling back to Tolkein in particular, with his rich appendices.
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Reading Log: Autobiography of Red
[Last Updated: 2026.03.08]
[Originally Posted: 2025.03.29]
I read Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson. 📚
Amazing images and atmospheres throughout this book. Among other things it made me want to take photographs, gave me new ways to think about photography. I like photography but I’m a dummy about it.
Amazing images and atmospheres throughout this book. Among other things it made me want to take photographs, gave me new ways to think about photography. I like photography but I’m a dummy about it.
Maybe I have unfair expecations, but if I’m being honest, it feels very unfinished. Fragmentary. I gues that’s actually the point, since all we have are fragments of Stesichorus' original…
This is one of the original titles added to my Goodreads “Want-to-read” shelf, apparently clear back in August of 2008.
Not entirely clear to me why I finally sought this out and read it after 17 years1, but I did…I guess it might be because I keep looking for novels in verse and this comes up in the library catalog and different places when I browse that genre heading, decided to put it on hold and finally read the thing before returning it to the library already overdue.
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Actually even longer, I think I first heard of this book recommended by one of my creative writing professors back in 2002? ↩︎
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Playing Log: Stardew Valley
[Last Updated: 2026.03.08]
[Originally Posted: 2025.03.30]
I've been playing Stardew Valley. [ Paused at 4?% ] 🎮
Gotten into summer of the first year. Tempted to start over and try spring again now that I know a little better how things work…
Gotten into summer of the first year. Tempted to start over and try spring again now that I know a little better how things work…
My kids have been playing this on the Switch but I got the Steam MacOS version for my laptop since we have just the one Switch.
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Reading Log: Log Off
[Last Updated: 2026.03.08]
[Originally Posted: 2025.06.08]
I read Log Off by Kristen Felicetti. 📚
So great!
Should probably have a lot more to say about this, and maybe I will someday, but until then I need to at least get it logged. It needs the hype of being posted on this most obscure and derelict website, extremely appropriate.
So great!
Should probably have a lot more to say about this, and maybe I will someday, but until then I need to at least get it logged. It needs the hype of being posted on this most obscure and derelict website, extremely appropriate.
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I’ve been kind of logged off myself, or at least not making note of things, and I don’t remember when I started reading this…
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Reading Log: A Theory of Dreaming
[Last Updated: 2026.03.08]
[Originally Posted: 2025.08.23]
I read A Theory of Dreaming by Ava Reid. 📚
Started almost immediately upon finishing A Study in Drowning. I guess I like the vibes and the fake literature excerpts? Don’t mind the characters? Not sure why I feel pre-emptively defensive, like someone is going to give me grief for reading these books…
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Listening Log: Micrographia
[Last Updated: 2026.03.08]
[Originally Posted: 2025.12.29]
I've been listening to Micrographia by Bug Teeth. 🎵
I listened to this so much throughout December; this is just one representative log entry.
I listened to this so much throughout December; this is just one representative log entry.
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Reading Log: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
[Last Updated: 2026.03.08]
[Originally Posted: 2025.12.31]
I read On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong. 📚
More notes and thoughts on this book and Vuong perhaps forthcoming…
More notes and thoughts on this book and Vuong perhaps forthcoming…
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I have no hate for Ocean Vuong. I am known to be impressionable and I reserve the right to change my opinion, but as of now I think most of the Substack haters are just being mean and petty, and/or have sadly circumscribed tastes in writing.
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Reading Log: What It Is
[Last Updated: 2026.03.08]
[Originally Posted: 2026.01.02]
I stopped reading What It Is by Lynda Barry. [ Paused at 34% ] 📚
Might try some of the activities in this and/or in Syllabus, but for now I’m just reading through the “essay questions” (blue-paged section.)
Might try some of the activities in this and/or in Syllabus, but for now I’m just reading through the “essay questions” (blue-paged section.)
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Playing Log: Hyrule Warriors - Age of Imprisonment
[Last Updated: 2026.03.08]
[Originally Posted: 2026.01.02]
I've been playing Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment. [ Paused at ?% ] 🎮
My son received this for Christmas, I decided to try it tonight. Probably will play some more in the future.
My son received this for Christmas, I decided to try it tonight. Probably will play some more in the future.