new essay about my favourite video game DEATH STRANDING

I started playing death stranding recently, pretty beautiful game. And a little terrifying..

new essay A LONG VACATION, about failure

I literally just started writing you an email today (after finishing the published version of your book)! I promise I'll send it soon! (I know that's not the point of this essay, but felt like I should let you know...!)

writing is thankless, lonely, punishing in that way... it's full of contradiction. you do it alone, trying to connect with others. you write about what you know or what you want, for the audience of other people. you publish it to be read, but you may never see or hear of its impact. sorry to hear you've been feeling this way -- writing and life in general can be lonesome.

@saddleblasters the point of this essay was, in fact, to guilt trip you into sending me an e-mail @sorbier you hit the nail on the head. neocities has done wonders in making me feel less alone, but there are certain lonelinesses that can not be eradicated no matter what

kobo store has accepted the book. pierre fans rejoice

my new novel PIERRE & THE AMBIGUITIES is now available for free right here on my website. + an AUTHOR'S PREFACE

new author overview of PHILIP K DICK, my favourite SF author by a million miles

new essay IN SEARCH OF ENCHANTED IMAGES, about Proust, and trying to live imaginary lives

One reason I like photography is that it forces me to intently stare at something through the viewfinder, searing a memory into my mind, then months later once I develop the film, what I have in front of me looks completely different from my memory. Instead of "transforming memory" like you describe your essays, the present is transformed into something parallel to memory that I can only truly see in the future.

new essay JOURNEYING EAST

new long-winded essay about the relationship between technology and compulsive behaviour

new author overview of HERMANN HESSE -- not quite as complete as the others but i've read/thought about the guy enough that he deserves a page. I am also working on one for PHILIP K DICK which will arrive in the near future