Saturday, April 23, 2022

12/50: Inherent Vice

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Inherent Vice, by Thomas Pynchon 5/5 stars This is my 12th book in Rex & Jake's 50-Book Reading Challenge, which is now tied 12-12. ...
Monday, December 10, 2018

"measure the tyrant"

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“measure the tyrant” written with strings for nerves by jake kilroy. jesus is buried somewhere, everyone seems to forget; he’s as ripe and g...
Tuesday, May 30, 2017

"blonde after blonde"

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"blonde after blonde" written with guilt in the blood and shame in the muscles by jake kilroy. shake the earth and find that no...
Monday, February 20, 2017

"muse at the museum"

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"muse at the museum" written after an afternoon of paintings and conversation by jake kilroy. broken neck swinging like my hea...
Tuesday, February 14, 2017

The Best of What I Read in 2016

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I love books and I love ranking things, so here's this for another year. If you've never read a list of my annual favorites, it s...
Saturday, September 10, 2016

"you"

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"you" put down at what feels like the end by jake kilroy. you know such truth in a hot shower after a long flight home. back i...
Monday, June 20, 2016

"a year of christmas lights"

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"a year of christmas lights" written with teenage daydreams playing by jake kilroy. in that year of christmas lights, bac...

"better luck"

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"better luck" written with a drunkard's hope by jake kilroy. with barely a scratch on this double-headed coin i call ...

“blues in a heatwave"

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“blues in a heatwave" written with a wild new orleans in blood by jake kilroy. when my head swam through that sapphire bar in ne...

"funny"

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“funny" written on a plane by jake kilroy. blowing through town as mad as wind on a bender, heels up on the rails of a city-wi...