Ari Bach's Blog, page 8
June 20, 2025
elodieunderglass:
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copperbadge:
louisegluckpdf:hiiii mdms (moby dick mutuals) do you...
hiiii mdms (moby dick mutuals) do you guys know about power moby dick (funny name). it’s an online annotation of moby dick that provides explanations for allusions and definitions for outdated terms/whaling jargon. it is so fun i am clicking around and exploring and learning a lot of new old-timey maritime words <3
This is an extremely cool annotation! Annotated copies of books you love (mostly to be found in western “classic” literature in English, at least) are a really fun way to rediscover a book you already know.
When I was in grad school I got an annotated copy of “Kim” by Rudyard Kipling, which is tres problematique to begin with but an adventure novel I’d loved in high school. The annotation not only gave me a better understanding of the literature itself, but a much deeper comprehension of how colonialism impacted India and influenced the writing of books like Kim. It both brought me closer to the book and also highlighted better its many, many flaws.
That IS cool, thank you!
June 18, 2025
From The Dark Tower by Stephen King
From The Dark Tower by Stephen King
June 17, 2025
adamsmasher:adamsmasher:
writing-prompt-s:
You drank a snake oil salesman’s drink only for it to...
You drank a snake oil salesman’s drink only for it to make you actually immortal in the old west now 300 years later you see that same salesman
we silently hi-five without making eye contact and keep it moving
no wait gay sex
June 15, 2025
First Draaaaft Doooonnnnnneeeeeeee!!!!!
First Draaaaft Doooonnnnnneeeeeeee!!!!!
June 14, 2025
From the introductory quotes to the final book in Stephen King’s Dark Tower series
From the introductory quotes to the final book in Stephen King’s Dark Tower series
From “Song of Susannah” by Stephen King
From “Song of Susannah” by Stephen King
The first appearance of Bango Skank in “The Buffalo Hunter” by Peter Straub, a year before The Waste…
From “The Waste Lands” by Stephen King
The first appearance of Bango Skank in “The Buffalo Hunter” by Peter Straub, a year before The Waste Lands. Straub and King had already collaborated on The Talisman in 1984.
June 13, 2025
From “Song of Susannah” by Stephen King
From “Song of Susannah” by Stephen King
June 11, 2025
From “Song of Susannah” by Stephen King
From “Song of Susannah” by Stephen King
The two worst evils have made a deal…
The two worst evils have made a deal…
From “Song of Susannah” by Stephen King, and The Plaza Hotel website.
