Tag Archives: college

Book Review: Stoner by John Williams

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Tietsu

When I was a kid I use to walk through graveyards. I’d search for the oldest headstones and longest lived lying beneath them. I remember running charcoal across crumbled paper in order to decipher those too weathered and beaten to … Continue reading →

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Flashback: They Called Us Gods

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Tietsu

Preamble: Neil Gaiman just released his new book Norse Mythology. I am a Gaiman fan, I began consuming it immediately, putting another book on pause to do so. Much like reading Haruki Murakami never fails to capture some hidden sliver … Continue reading →

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A Problem with Nonfiction

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Tietsu

I can’t think. I’ve tried. I really have. Hour after hour passes like a string of sand through an hourglass and all I have is 2000 useless, uninteresting words that I just don’t care about. The question is why? Why … Continue reading →

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Dear Me

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Tietsu

Dear Me, Hello. Hello. You need to stop reading so many damn Warhammer 40k books. Why? I enjoy them. They aren’t literature, they are trash science fiction. Awfully pretentious of you Mr. English Major. Look, if you ever want to … Continue reading →

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Somewhere Along the Way the Muse Died

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Tietsu

During college I had a pretty specific ritual. It wasn’t unique, nor particularly interesting, but as is most important with rituals it accomplished something. During the required months I would throw myself into my school work, engage with its ideas, chew … Continue reading →

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