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As I mentioned some time ago, I’m in the process of writing some short stories. The Flower Queen is such a story from an upcoming collection I ll be publishing – though I m not sure when. Some of the stories – like Neighborhood , linked to above – are very quotidian and mundane. Others, like The Flower [ ] The post The Flower Queen – a Short Story appeared first on Home For Fiction - Blog .
Ironically enough, postmetal might be the only term of the title you might be familiar with. Probably not – though if you do, check out some of my music! – but at least it s a term you can find objective information about. But what is anachronistic nostalgia and (post)memories? To put it plainly, I ve coined [ ] The post Postmetal and (Post)Memories: Anachronistic Nostalgia appeared first on Home…
A bloody masterpiece . Reading this phrase, decorating the top center of the book cover, was what made me pick up the book from the shelf of my local library – against all odds! Reading the short blurb made me borrow it. Reading this short novel, made me want to write this review – Open Throat [ ] The post Review of Open Throat by Henry Hoke appeared first on Home For Fiction - Blog .
Humans are very bad at recognizing (and expressing) their needs. We often eat not because we re hungry, but because we re sad. We also might feel (and express) anger that is simply a placeholder for other, more complex emotions – I suspect men are particularly susceptible to this. And, similarly, we think we want shiny objects [ ] The post You Don t Want Objects, You Want Experiences appeared…
Osamu Dazai is one of the several Japanese authors whose life ended in a suicide – Mishima was another. As a… typical tortured soul, he gave us some truly heartrending works before his demise, and – as I explore in this review – The Flowers of Buffoonery truly fits that description, though not quite in [ ] The post Review of The Flowers of Buffoonery by Osamu Dazai appeared first on Home For…
No, the title is not a typo. Whenever I read or hear the term corporation , I immediately feel disgust. These are coprorations we re talking about: filthy, noxious, polluting. I want nothing to do with them, so in the past couple of years I ve been degoogling my life. The word degoogling obviously refers to Google – [ ] The post My Degoogling Process: Bye-bye Soul-Sucking Coprorations appeared…
Inspiration for writing a review comes to me in many forms: Sometimes a book is so bad I just have to review it. On other occasions, the opposite is the case: The book is amazing. But in this case, I thought to write a review of The Defense by Vladimir Nabokov – also known as [ ] The post Review of The Defense, by Vladimir Nabokov appeared first on Home For Fiction - Blog .
If you re a perceptive reader, you might have noticed a slight change in Home for Fiction: The Music link of the menu above doesn t like to Bandcamp anymore but to my new music page on Home for Fiction. Moreover, the various players on the blog – for instance, on this page – appear slightly different. [ ] The post Why I Left Bandcamp (and How) appeared first on Home For Fiction - Blog .
Generally, it s a bad idea to approach a book from the perspective of what you want it to be, rather than what it is. With this in mind, I thought to read (and review) The Taliban Cricket Club, by Timeri N. Murari, although it was clear from the book blurb that I wouldn t like the [ ] The post Review of The Taliban Cricket Club appeared first on Home For Fiction - Blog .
Surely, you idiot , I hear the pedant telling me, amateurs cannot be better than professionals . In many contexts this is indeed true. And it is especially the case with fields requiring deep expertise. I mean, the concepts of amateur brain surgeon or amateur airline pilot are ludicrous. However, the line is blurred in less critical [ ] The post When Amateurs Are Better than Professionals appeared…