my 18,000 word analysis of Herman Hesse's DEMIAN... now available on BALCKWELL ONLINE

day FIVE - the final entry in my mid-june journal. thank you for your co-operation

being an idler is surprisingly difficult

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saQBsEROkFM

real. thanks for posting, dear writer, and expressing my feelings for me

day four

day three

day two of the mid-june journal. probably will take a break tomorrow because my wrists are killing me

i'm going to be updating this MID-JUNE JOURNAL until i have expressed all the thoughts and emotions that have been swirling around my head non-stop during this, my life's third(?) major period of unemployment

new essay: THE BALCKWELL GUIDE TO PHILOSOPHICAL BEGINNINGS -- a few thoughts regarding getting started when it comes to reading philosophy

added a page with a big list of books. i always think, "there should be more web pages that are just a big list of books someone likes." so that's what this is

new essay: BEING HIT WITH A STICK -- is there a stick that can hit me hard enough to set me right?