Category: writing / books
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First Person Plural
We need to abandon the idea that each of us has one cohesive identity. Everyone possesses multiple personalities, each with their own set of motivations, goals, and quirks. Call them what you want, but there’s always the rational part, the mind, driven by cool rationality, always thinking it’s calculated what’s best for you. Then there’s…
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Book Review: Marvellous Hairy, by Mark A. Rayner
The copy on the back of Marvellous Hairy bills it as a novel about a man who is turning into a monkey. However, it goes far beyond that. The story revolves around a giant, evil corporation nicknamed Gargantuan Enterprises, the people who want to bring it down, and before you know it, there are ghosts,…
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Faaaaame (FAME), Lets Him Loose, Hard to Swallow
So I don’t know if all y’all know this, but I’m kind of a big deal. My other blog, Putting Weird Things in Coffee, continues to soar in popularity, bringing me the sweet thrill of hollow attention. Today it’s featured on The Seattle Times’ coffee blog (of course the Seattle Times would have a whole…