Ben O'Connell
@benjaminoc.bsky.social
Dad, husband, promiscuous reader, former music geek, wannabe movie nerd, Montanan, NE DC Canine Knucklehead Ward co-founder, C-SPAN director of editorial operations
Snoop—an Elder Kid creation—is nestled among the branches.
December 6, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Snoop—an Elder Kid creation—is nestled among the branches.
I only ruminate on the important things.
December 6, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I only ruminate on the important things.
Don’t be! I’m taking notes.
December 3, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Don’t be! I’m taking notes.
Beautiful. It reminds of of Eric Puybaret's work. philippelabaune.com/artist/eric-...
philippelabaune.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Beautiful. It reminds of of Eric Puybaret's work. philippelabaune.com/artist/eric-...
Thanks! I really appreciate it, Brad.
November 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Thanks! I really appreciate it, Brad.
I have the book somewhere, but I’m having trouble putting my hands on it.
November 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I have the book somewhere, but I’m having trouble putting my hands on it.
I’d read Brown again if the mood for plot-driven sf strikes.
November 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I’d read Brown again if the mood for plot-driven sf strikes.
Science is fascinating.
November 29, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Science is fascinating.
Crimes & Misdemeanors would make mine most days, too.
November 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Crimes & Misdemeanors would make mine most days, too.
I need to find that one now, too.
November 25, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I need to find that one now, too.
Woman in the Dunes is so great. I've had my eye out for Secret Rendezvous every time I walk into used bookstores lately.
November 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Woman in the Dunes is so great. I've had my eye out for Secret Rendezvous every time I walk into used bookstores lately.
Checked my kindle copy. It’s chapter 34.
November 23, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Checked my kindle copy. It’s chapter 34.
It is about Don Rickles’s participation in Dirty Work.
November 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM
It is about Don Rickles’s participation in Dirty Work.
The Don Rickles bit, which I later saw quoted in a misguided Rickles obituary, is up there for me as well.
November 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The Don Rickles bit, which I later saw quoted in a misguided Rickles obituary, is up there for me as well.
Are you familiar with OUP’s A Very Short Introduction series? I thought Helen Graham’s contribution on the Spanish Civil War was very good.
November 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Are you familiar with OUP’s A Very Short Introduction series? I thought Helen Graham’s contribution on the Spanish Civil War was very good.