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

added download links for my first novel, ONLY IN DREAMS, because it only just occurred to me that i have my own website now and can just host the files directly

new ABOUT page -- as i change, my life story changes retroactively behind me; a new era of Balckwell (likely indistinguishable from any other era) requires a new ABOUT

PART THREE of BY HOOK OR BY CROOK: A HATER'S QUEST TO ENJOY SHAKESPEARE, in which i return to shakespeare and, dare i say, begin to enjoy it...

Can't wait for Richard II. One of my favorites.

i'm lovin' the histories!! It appears Richard II will be in the next installment, barring any off-the-cuff re-orderings

new essay: MOMENTS

PART TWO of BY HOOK OR BY CROOK: A HATER'S QUEST TO ENJOY SHAKESPEARE, in which i explore a few of shakespeare's contemporaries...

are you stalling...

did you know there are only ~30 extant greek tragedies? a man could quite conceivably read them all... for context

new feature: BY HOOK OR BY CROOK: A HATER'S QUEST TO ENJOY SHAKESPEARE -- Introduction & Part One

ezra pound also seemed to think the histories were shakespeare's best work, though i've never read them for myself. maybe when you get to the henriad i'll read along with you...

new essay, A PLACE -- it's about where I live