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July 20, 2014
BOOK TAG – 10 Influential Books [video]
I was tagged by MartheBozart to do this 10 Influential Books tag. The basic idea is that I choose 10 books that have been influential to me in some way. I decided to group my 10 selections into books that influenced me as 1) a reader, 2) a writer, and 3) a…well, this tier is miscellaneous.
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July 13, 2014
Finally finishing a Donna Tartt novel: A video book review of The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt [video]
A video book review of The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt – The Goldfinch is a big book, both in physical size and ambition. What initially seems like a straightforward story of a teenage boy dealing with the death of his mother turns into an epic coming of age story that teases the us, the reader, with where our emotional investment should reside.
What am I drinking: Merry Maker Gingerbread Stout from Sam Adams
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July 9, 2014
We Play Plathitudes: Cliche Sympathy for Strange Deaths [video]
Named for poet Sylvia Plath, who famously killed herself by sticking her head in an oven, Plathitudes is a game that involves writing fake sympathy cards for the grieving family of people who died in strange ways.
Think of it like The Darwin Awards meets Hallmark Cards.
Get it? Platitudes/Plathitudes? No? I hate you.
Learn more about The Darwin Awards here
Learn more about Sylvia Plath here
Learn more about ovens here
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July 7, 2014
TBR + TBD: To Be Read + To Be Drunk | July 2014 [video]
What I read:
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (just a few dozen pages left, so I’m considering it a win)
Radium Girls by Amanda Gowin
What I’ll be reading:
White Noise by Don DeLillo (seriously this time)
Incarnations by Chris Deal
What I’ll be drinking:
Rubaeus Raspberry Ale from Founders Brewing Co.
Love Child #4 from Boulevard Brewing Co.
Championship Ale from Boulevard Brewing Co.
Imperial Biscotti Break from Evil Twin
Imperial Doughnut Break from Evil Twin
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June 28, 2014
I was happy to not know what was going on: a video book review of Radium Girls by Amanda Gowin [video]
This makes two videos in a row in which I wear a Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds shirt and drink Sexy Betty Imperial Stout. No, I’m not a slob drunk; I simply recorded two videos in a row.
Amanda Gowin’s Radium Girls is all sorts of interesting. It’s weird, it’s heartfelt, it’s wavering, it’s beautiful, it’s poetic, and it’s a bunch of other things I can’t think of right now because I’m tired.
You should buy this book!
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June 23, 2014
Even the Holocaust Can be Funny: a video review of The Humor Code [video]
Even the Holocaust Can be Funny: a video book review of The Humor Code: a Global Search for What Makes Things Funny by Peter McGraw and Joel Warner – I’ve read a lot of comedy studies books. Well, three, but that’s a lot compared to most people, because most people aren’t sadists.
Luckily, this book isn’t like most humor studies books. This one is readable. It’s interesting. It actually contributes to an overall better understanding of, wait for it, what makes things funny (appropriate subtitles are all the rage right now).
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June 15, 2014
Destroying Books with: Oven – Does Paper Really Burn at 451 Degrees Fahrenheit? [video]
Once again I purge Facebook for suggestions about how to destroy books. And once again I don’t have a valid reason for wanting to destroy books. It’s who I am. Lay off me!
Today’s request: “Put “Fahrenheit 451″ in an oven set to 452…. Let’s test this….” Can do.
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June 9, 2014
TBR + TBD: To Be Read + To Be Drunk | June [video]
It’s June. How did I do with my May TBR+TBD? And what do I have planned for June? Watch to find out.
What I’ll be reading:
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (still)
The Humor Code: A Global Search for What Makes Things Funny by Peter McGraw , Joel Warner (almost finished)
White Noise by Don DeLillo
Radium Girls by Amanda Gowin
What I’ll be drinking:
Avery Anniversary Twenty One from Avery Brewing
Milk Stout from Duck-Rabbit
Imperial Stout from Samuel Smiths
Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter from Horny Goat
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Girl Found Alive at Bottom of Swimming Pool. Seeks Vengeance.
I haven’t been writing much lately (aside from general outlines in prep for YouTube video making…but I wouldn’t count that). So when fellow Write Club alum Gayle Towell approached me about contributing a story to her new Microfiction Monday Magazine project, I hesitated. But then, I figured 100 words (the limit for stories to appear on the site) wouldn’t be too difficult to squeeze out. And while that ended up being partially true, I also very much experienced how rusty I had become even in the short few months since I’ve last written any fiction of substance.
Well, my effort–a story about a man and woman being scared of their child–which I am pretty proud of, went live today. Click over to Microfiction Monday Magazine to read my story “When Susan’s Daughter Sank.” It’s visceral, dark, and language heavy, just like I like ‘em.
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June 4, 2014
Books Are Perverted [video]
When we read books, we think about them. Sometimes at length. We discuss them with friends. We review them online. But what if the books had thoughts about us? I took some time to observe, and what I discovered is shocking.
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