messing around with my list of books again. to fit the theme, i renamed the categories CANONICAL WORKS, DEUTEROCANON, and APOCRYPHA, and re-sorted many works to better reflect their canonicity

new essay, THROUGH THE EYES OF A CAT, a study of the protagonists in Natsume Soseki novels

new essay: I WONDER ABOUT MY CATS, in which i wonder about my cats

plus an appendix: I AM A CAT

new FEATURE: my author overview of HERMAN MELVILLE, which includes almost all of his fiction

Benito Cereno is well worth reading. I, not being a fiction or a US lit scholar, haven't read as much Melville as I should. I appreciate the overview.

new essay NUMBERS ON THE SCREEN, about what it feels like to post on platforms such as youtube or substack

second annual edition of the BALCKWELL ROUND-UP in which i collect a bunch of fragments that never went anywhere and let them loose upon the world

"Being thrilled is simply not enjoyable to me" God, somebody finally said it. What is this obesession with having your nervous system tweaked to the edge of collapse all the time?

added TEN NIGHTS OF DREAMS, SANSHIRO, and TO THE SPRING EQUINOX AND BEYOND to my Natsume Soseki overview