I want to start this with a dream that plagued me for most of my marriage. I never talked about … More
Tag: Marriage
Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart
Gary Shteyngart’s sardonic work has always been a dark, lovely, and fun experience for me. I follow his work closely, … More
When Ghosts Come Home by Wiley Cash
Wiley Cash’s newest novel tells the story of the humming underbelly of small-town racial tension, and the rippling effects it … More
Sensation Machines by Adam Wilson
So often we are presented with futuristic dystopian novels that rely on boarding a narrative train whose tracks are worn … More
Radio Waves: A Post-Punk Novel by Shawna-Lee I. Perrin
Radio Waves is the independently-released first novel from Shawna-Lee I. Perrin. It tells the story of Viv Pierce, a college-radio … More
Heather, The Totality by Matthew Weiner
Heather, The Totality is a slim debut novel by Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner that has a depth as deep … More
Middle C by William Gass
Should humanity, in all of its cruelty, be allowed to endure? Such is the repeated refrain of William Gass’ Middle … More
Riding With The Ghost by Justin Taylor
Justin Taylor’s Riding with the Ghost takes its title from a Jason Molina song of the same name, and explores … More
#637 In the Realm of the Senses (Ai no Corrida) (1976)
In The Realm of the Senses is one of those early films where the genre of pornography was still in its global … More
Here We Are: My Friendship With Philip Roth by Benjamin Taylor
As a fan of Roth’s and a lover of nontraditional platonic relationships, this book seemed to me to capture the … More