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Adam Burgess
I believe this originated at Dear diary…, but don’t quote me on that. Anyhow, I needed something fun to occupy my mind as I struggle to stay above the Charybdis of despair that advances closer with each passing day (“I’ll think on it tomorrow”).… Continue Reading “Classic Book Tag”
Welcome to my Big Book Survey for 2016! Number Of Books You Read: 91 (goal of 80) Number of Re-Reads: 11 Genre You Read Most: LGBT/Criticism Best Book You Read In 2016? The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller, Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi… Continue Reading “2016 End of Year Book Survey”
I was up late last night, hanging on to minuscule and unlikely shreds of hope. I was up early this morning, stirring with a strange mixture of fear and disbelief, as if from a terrible dream that followed me, clawing, into waking life. I… Continue Reading “To Hold a Candle in the Darkness”
Happy September! This time of year tends to be my favorite. Even though it means the ushering in of another academic year, a busy semester bringing with it all sorts of extra commitments, last-minute meetings, unanticipated problems and such things as come with being… Continue Reading “Month in Review: August 2016”
I recently finished reading Virginia Woolf’s diaries (collected as A Writer’s Diary). It did more than just solidify Woolf’s permanent position on my “forever favorites” shelf, but perhaps there will be time to elaborate on that further another day. The death of genius haunts… Continue Reading “The Death of Genius?”
Roof Beam Reader 