Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by Kenneth Dillon

The Believer @thebeliever.net · Jul 21

“Foreclosure Gothic is a twisted melodrama animated by close encounters with addiction, incest, and death by misadventure.”

—from @kennethdillon.bsky.social’s review of Foreclosure Gothic

www.thebeliever.net/a-review-of-...

A Review of Foreclosure Gothic - Believer Magazine

www.thebeliever.net

1 3

Kenneth Dillon @kennethdillon.bsky.social · Jul 1

likely name for a whiskey distiller to have

1

Kenneth Dillon @kennethdillon.bsky.social · Jun 26

Many thanks to Ginger for the opportunity and thoughtful edits!

1 1

Kenneth Dillon @kennethdillon.bsky.social · Jun 26

www.thebeliever.net/a-review-of-...

A Review of Foreclosure Gothic - Believer Magazine

www.thebeliever.net

1

Kenneth Dillon @kennethdillon.bsky.social · Jun 26

Thrilled to be in the 150th issue of @thebeliever.net with a review of Harris Lahti’s debut novel FORECLOSURE GOTHIC (link below)

1 1 2

Kenneth Dillon @kennethdillon.bsky.social · May 26

Kenneth Dillon @kennethdillon.bsky.social · May 18

1

Reposted by Kenneth Dillon

samzabell.bsky.social @samzabell.bsky.social · May 15

I have a new story live in @phoebejournal.bsky.social
today! It’s about a funeral for a star. It was rejected 19 times and I'm so grateful to the editors at Phoebe for loving it as much as I always have 💫 phoebejournal.com/rigel-the-kn...

Rigel, the Knee - phoebe

Samantha Zabell 9:02 pm I am throwing a funeral for a constellation and if no one comes I will feel like such an idiot. And not just because I went to Heinen’s and bought a whole sheet cake that can p...

phoebejournal.com

2 2

Reposted by Kenneth Dillon

VAN Magazine @vanmusicmag.bsky.social · May 12

"I respect Richter for putting his music at risk for good reason. Other composers who claim to be inspired by literature are not alert to the dangers he evades."

The 2025 Long Play Festival in review

van-magazine.com/mag/long-pla...

1 1

Kenneth Dillon @kennethdillon.bsky.social · May 10

Kenneth Dillon @kennethdillon.bsky.social · May 9

(🤫 don't let the paywall hear us but DM if you need a pdf)

Kenneth Dillon @kennethdillon.bsky.social · May 9

Link: van-magazine.com/mag/long-pla...

Saints of Doubt

Kenneth Dillon hears works by Christopher Cerrone, Anthony Braxton, Tujiko Noriko, Max Richter, John Cage, and Henry Threadgill.

van-magazine.com

1

Kenneth Dillon @kennethdillon.bsky.social · May 9

My first for @vanmusicmag.bsky.social (!) is a review of this year's Long Play festival, which featured, among many great and bizarre performances, 100 tubas descending on the Fort Greene Park farmers market. (Link below.)

1 2 3

Reposted by Kenneth Dillon

VAN Magazine @vanmusicmag.bsky.social · May 8

White smoke! Conclave over! Introducing the new VAN!

💨 Is Europe experiencing "Ring" fatigue?
💨 100 tubas at Long Play Festival
💨 Can a real scene compete with an idealized screen?
💨 Austin Wulliman’s string quartet creations
💨 Dispatch from the Frick reopening

van-magazine.com/mag/wagner-r...

3 9

Kenneth Dillon @kennethdillon.bsky.social · Feb 22

Yeats, reply guy, defending OP:

Kenneth Dillon @kennethdillon.bsky.social · Feb 17

“Against the inclination toward easy explanation, black and white moral judgment, or, worse, the self-indulgent retreat to cynicism…we must embrace the hard work of explaining and interpreting atrocity.”

open.substack.com/pub/placehol...