updated my archives page to include CATEGORIES & COLUMNS. thought it might look a bit less intimidating than a giant chronological list of inexplicable titles

new essay: THE RAINBOW CONNECTION -- this essay is about the muppets

new (old) uploads: KAFKA'S NIGHTMARES; WRITTEN ON THE OCCASION OF MY TWENTY-NINTH BIRTHDAY; THE END OF A COASTAL MAN

new essay: A BRIEF INTRODUCTION: PIERRE OR THE AMBIGUITIES BY HERMAN MELVILLE. Is this the beginning of a series? Only time will tell...

uploading some recent essays from the end of 2024

my 21,000-word analysis of DREAM OF THE RED CHAMBER... now available on BALCKWELL ONLINE