Finished reading: The Masters of Atlantis by Charles Portis 📚
Finished reading: The Masters of Atlantis by Charles Portis 📚
Seems like a good time for the Sublime-minded to revisit this article from The Ringer: The Sun Gods of the LBC
True chaos requires the illusion of stability.
Finished reading: The Mourner by Richard Stark 📚
Finished reading: The Outfit by Richard Stark 📚
Finished reading: The Man with the Getaway Face by Richard Stark 📚
Finished reading: The Hunter by Richard Stark 📚
Badger’s Law: “Any website with the word ‘Truth’ in the URL has none in the posted content.” (see also: Haig’s Law)
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Haig’s Law: “The awfulness of a website’s design is directly proportional to the insanity of its contents and creator.” (see also: Badger’s Law)
Finished reading: Vanishing Games by Roger Hobbs 📚
The sequel to Ghostman.
Loved both these books. I wish there were more, but the author has passed away.
I kind of like when an artist leaves behind only a small but quality body of work. Leaving me wanting more but also not “disappointing” me.
Like Death From Above 1979 (at least before they got back together, haven’t listened to version 2.0).
Finished reading: Dead Man’s Switch by Robin Sloan 📝
the invention of the AI model was the invention of the hyperhostage.
Excellent Advice for Living by Kevin Kelly 📚
Books like these feel a bit like divination engines. Different quotes will mean different things at different times and to different people. So I hesitate to share all the advice atoms that struck me as I read them. Despite that, I’m sharing a few here.
Art before laundry.
In the garden, dig a $100 hole for a $10 plant.
As a metaphor, this extends far beyond the bounds of the garden (as does the garden as metaphor).
The chief prevention against getting old is to remain astonished.
To remain astonished I think you must remain curious (specifically non-algorithmically mediated curiosity). Which is why I think curiosity is a superpower.
Finished reading: Excellent Advice for Living by Kevin Kelly 📚
Andy Duncan’s story in The Book of Magic, edited by Gardner Dozois, had some great lines. 📚
Remarkably enough enery single foot, whatever its size, matched the Devils Footprints perfectly, which makes sense when you think about it.
And the point of such spells wasn’t novelty, but repetition and focus. All the world’s magic-makers agreed on that.
A name for the devil that hits a bit too close to home these days?
Senior Senator from the Great State of Bigotry and Hatred and Status Quo
“Sometimes it’s more diplomatic,” the Devil said, “just to make noises with your mouth, and say nothing at all.”
But vows are like spells, too, Petey knew, they’re prayers to ourselves, and they work even better, if heeded.
They terrified and impressed hundreds of people as they went, and spawned legends, myths, ghost stories, and religious movements, in addition to countless outright lies and a number of jokes that weren’t half bad.
Finished reading: Bowling with Corpses and Other Strange Tales from Lands Unknown by Mike Mignola 📚
Finished reading: Mooncop by Tom Gauld 📚
Feels like there might be a metaphor for current times in here 🌙
Finished reading (2 stories in): The Book of Magic by George R. R. Martin 📚
Got this from the library for the Scott Lynch story. Stayed for the Andy Duncan story. Now I want to find more Andy Duncan.
Finished reading: The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler 📚
Recommended
Finished reading: Baltimore Omnibus Volume 2 by Mike Mignola 📚
Finished reading: Baltimore Omnibus Volume 1 by Mike Mignola 📚
I love Mike Mignola
Finished reading: Wynd Book Three: The Throne in the Sky by James Tynion IV 📚
This series has hooked me. This one feels relevant in a current events way.
Finished reading: Wynd Book Two: The Secret of the Wings by James Tynion IV 📚
Finished reading: Frozen Hell by John W. Campbell Jr. 📚
If you shoot it through the heart, and it doesn’t die, it’s a monster.
Finished reading: Wynd Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV 📚
Magic 🪄
Finished reading: Crush & Lobo by Mariko Tamaki 📚
Finished reading: Zawa + The Belly of the Beast by Michael Dialynas 📚
Another fun read. This one made me hungry.
Finished reading: Spider-Man & Venom by Gurihiru 📚