Welcome to unabridged stories where long form beats short form and briefness is discouraged. This will be a collection of my thoughts and reflections on ...
Today would be be start of a project to read all of Murakami's books in chronological order. Why do this? Because. Hear the Wind Sing (1979) Pinball, 1973 (1980) A Wild Sheep Chase (1982) Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World (1985) Norwegian Wood (1987) Dance Dance Dance (1988) South of the Border, West of the Sun (1992) The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (1994–1995) Haruki Murakami Goes to…
So, we both get very excited about the work of Robert Caro. And I think it all boils down to my core religion–even though I was raised Catholic–is that God is in the details. I feel that way about comedy. I feel that way about work and craft in general. And Robert Caro is the patron saint of doing the work, taking the time, having the patience, and believing that God is in the details. And that’s…