Saturday, February 7, 2026
The War by Marguerite Duras
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I couldn't stop my self--I started to run downstairs, to escape into the street. Beauchamp and D. were supporting him under the arms. Th...
Thursday, February 5, 2026
The White Bear by Henrik Pontoppidan
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It is true that there would be times when his wild surges of blood subsided for a moment, when he, as it were, came to observe his own face-...
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Duplex by Kathryn Davis
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In a contact dream the dreamer's mind got swallowed by the mind of another dreamer, usually someone who lived in close proximity though ...
Monday, February 2, 2026
Sapphira and the Slave Girl by Willa Cather
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The tall black man turned to Nancy and put a hand on her shoulder. "Dey ain't strangers where you're goin', honey. Dey call...
Sunday, February 1, 2026
America, América by Greg Grandin
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It is a maxim in both electrical engineering and international relations theory that power needs a ground. For a long many years, Latin Amer...
Saturday, January 31, 2026
Brent's Top Books of 2025
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Another year, another list representing another pile of books I read and mostly failed to review. Which I regret every year, but this year i...
Indian Tales by Jaime de Angulo
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In a few days they started again, tras... tras... tras.... The trail wound in and out through slowly rising foothills. There were many outcr...
Monday, January 26, 2026
Ice Rivers by Jemma Wadham
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The entwining of spirituality and water intrigued me. I was very taken by the idea that glaciers and springs were the realm of living goddes...
Saturday, January 24, 2026
The Names by N. Scott Momaday
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The events of one's life take place, take place. How often have I used this expression, and how often have I stopped to think what it me...
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Lord Jim at Home by Dinah Brooke
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Giles is not in possession of his murder. His murder takes place in a dream. The poetry and justice of it is a dream. How can you perform su...
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