My Year In Books: 2023

Every year I write an end-of-year post about my annual Goodreads Reading Challenge and the report titled My Year in Books. It's been an annual tradition for nearly a decade and it's that time of year! Fortunately for readers of this post, I don't have the time to write a longish analysis as I typically …

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My “Hollywood Party Scene(s)” is up at Big Windows Review

My story Hollywood Party Scene(s), possibly my last publication for 2023, is featured on The Big Windows Review today. I wrote it so that it seems over the top, but could it actually be a true story? Decide for yourselves and feel free to comment here or on the magazine's website. I hope to post …

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A.D. Winans’ Dead Lions: A Book Review

This book is an excellent collection of essays on four important twentieth-century poets and writers stemming from the longtime relationships AD Winans enjoyed with them. The writers are Alvah Bessie, Bob Kaufman, Jack Micheline and Charles Bukowski.It's a must-read for anyone interested in Bukowski and the Beats, the Hollywood 10 and more.

Some Recently Found Scott C. Holstad Quote Wallpapers

I have been finding more and more quotes attributed to me all over the Net, the majority without my knowledge and often leaving me wondering how these creators stumble across me or my quotes. What I'm posting today seems to be a newish trend in Scott C Holstad quotes: Wallpapers...

Review of Aleksandr Dugin’s Основы геополитики. Геополитическое будущее РоссииReview of Aleksandr Dugin’s

This is short and to the point, albeit imperfectly translated. Переоцененное, совершенно неоригинальное, смущающе упрощенное, невпечатляющее дерьмо! Это русская интеллигенция? Почему миру есть о чем беспокоиться о главных политико-философских курсах действий России, мне непонятно. Плоды этого мы видим в Украине прямо сейчас. Дугин - это шутка. Однако некоторые из его европейских политических философов-традиционалистов менее склонны …

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