It takes a great deal of strength to keep January out of the soul and I’ve failed this year. -Jim Harrison
-Also me
-Also me
January 28, 2026 at 3:24 PM
It takes a great deal of strength to keep January out of the soul and I’ve failed this year. -Jim Harrison
-Also me
-Also me
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Remembering Bob Stinson of the Replacements, born on this date in 1959
December 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Remembering Bob Stinson of the Replacements, born on this date in 1959
Really bummed to hear Raul Malo died. He was just an immense talent. My dad is 81 and I called him tonight because I knew how much he loved him too. It helped.
December 10, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Really bummed to hear Raul Malo died. He was just an immense talent. My dad is 81 and I called him tonight because I knew how much he loved him too. It helped.
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Here you go @alan678.bsky.social maybe not the best quality but it was fun to see 😉
August 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Here you go @alan678.bsky.social maybe not the best quality but it was fun to see 😉
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This Starling murmuration over Rome.
August 14, 2025 at 2:25 PM
This Starling murmuration over Rome.
From my “Accidental Album Covers” series.
August 12, 2025 at 11:24 PM
From my “Accidental Album Covers” series.
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In 2010, when I was a PhD student, I uploaded a paper on digital media and social control in authoritarian states to an academic research site. Last month, I got a notice from this site that "An AI created a podcast of your paper." On layers of dystopia: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/soul-strip...
Soul Stripping
Against AI, again.
sarahkendzior.substack.com
August 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM
In 2010, when I was a PhD student, I uploaded a paper on digital media and social control in authoritarian states to an academic research site. Last month, I got a notice from this site that "An AI created a podcast of your paper." On layers of dystopia: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/soul-strip...
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Thomas Pynchon’s Vineland gets a 21st century reassessment: “…the plot is set in motion by Reagan’s slashing of the federal government, unwittingly severing millions of connections, setting in motion events beyond anyone’s control, resurrecting the suppressed.”
Why Thomas Pynchon’s Vineland—a Disappointment When It Was Published—is the Novel We Need Right Now
2025 is shaping up to be the year of the Pynch. After 12 years of silence since Bleeding Edge, the 87-year-old author will publish Shadow Ticket on October 7th, 2025. The new novel concerns Milwauk…
buff.ly
August 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Thomas Pynchon’s Vineland gets a 21st century reassessment: “…the plot is set in motion by Reagan’s slashing of the federal government, unwittingly severing millions of connections, setting in motion events beyond anyone’s control, resurrecting the suppressed.”
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Monroe, Nebraska. Probably 1974. Maybe 1975.
June 6, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Monroe, Nebraska. Probably 1974. Maybe 1975.
I’ve learned to be slightly suspicious of anyone who doesn’t have a favorite river.
May 6, 2025 at 11:32 AM
I’ve learned to be slightly suspicious of anyone who doesn’t have a favorite river.
Near Clark Air Base, Philippines. Late 1971 or early 1972.
April 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Near Clark Air Base, Philippines. Late 1971 or early 1972.
Don’t look away. Give it a chance for once.
April 2, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Don’t look away. Give it a chance for once.
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Study Finds Majority Of Americans Die Without Ever Fulfilling Narrative Function
theonion.com/study-f...
theonion.com/study-f...
March 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Study Finds Majority Of Americans Die Without Ever Fulfilling Narrative Function
theonion.com/study-f...
theonion.com/study-f...
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Some may recall this story I shared. I have the 3 gloves all cleaned up. I am offering them to anyone whose child needs a glove. I will send them to you at no cost. The only thing I ask is that you send me a picture of your kid using the glove so I can share them with Beverly
[email protected]
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March 16, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Some may recall this story I shared. I have the 3 gloves all cleaned up. I am offering them to anyone whose child needs a glove. I will send them to you at no cost. The only thing I ask is that you send me a picture of your kid using the glove so I can share them with Beverly
[email protected]
[email protected]
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Thinking about I Was Trying To Describe You To Someone again
March 12, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Thinking about I Was Trying To Describe You To Someone again
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’Tis the time’s plague, when madmen lead the blind.
February 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
’Tis the time’s plague, when madmen lead the blind.
Finished this beautiful little book last night. Simply wonderful.
February 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Finished this beautiful little book last night. Simply wonderful.