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Questions on my mind

For the first month or two of 2015 I was writing in my blog almost daily; one of the weekly ‘features’ was sharing questions on my mind.  Given that my blog is entitled In Truth It’s Not That Simple it ought to come as no surprise that sometimes I feel like I have more questions… Continue reading Questions on my mind

Book reviews · Pop culture · Reading

The Damnation of Charlie Wormwood – vol 1

There’s not much better to do when you’re in bed sick all day than read comic books.  There are lots of great ways to read them, including one I’ve mentioned before: Thrillbent (www.Thrillbent.com).  This digital comic service offers a platform for writers and artists to publish digital comics that take full advantage of the medium… Continue reading The Damnation of Charlie Wormwood – vol 1

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Not quite knee-deep in Infinite Jest

At this point I’ve read roughly 220 pages of the massive 1020 page tome that is David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest.  Every time I get to the point of wanting to dismiss it as stream of consciousness disconnected random thoughts strung together with no apparent concern for plot or characterization, I stumble into passages of… Continue reading Not quite knee-deep in Infinite Jest

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The Wicked + The Divine – Vol 1

I find our current culture’s fascination with spirituality interesting given that it is paired with a growing percentage of the population that affiliates with no specific faith tradition.  I’m not sure how much this milieu contributes to the broad appeal of the comic book The Wicked + The Divine (my seventh book read so far… Continue reading The Wicked + The Divine – Vol 1