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Posted on March 30, 2017

Review of “Ghost Seas”, Steven Utley, SF Site, 2010

Original here I reviewed a slew of books from Australia’s Ticonderoga publications around the early 2010s, for the SF Site. All were at the very least interesting, beautifully produced books. Re-reading this…

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Posted on March 29, 2017March 30, 2017

Adam deVille on the romanticisation of monasticism

From a lengthy review of Rod Dreher’s new book “The Benedict Option.” I used to occasionally read Dreher’s blog, and tried his “The Little Way of Ruthie Leming”, but drifted…

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Posted on March 28, 2017March 29, 2017

“sound as a way of sense-making”

Sound Artist Lawrence English on the Power of Radical Listening From Observer.com Interview here   How did you become interested in working with sound as a creative medium? When I…

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Posted on March 27, 2017March 27, 2017

In Praise of Mulled Apple & Blackcurrant Juice from The Apple Farm of Tipperary

Spring has been here for some time. Indeed, before most people notice, the seasons shift subtly. And yet, the last few days have seen weather which makes it feel more truly spring,…

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Posted on March 26, 2017March 26, 2017

Review of Fugitive Minds, Antonio Melechi, Nthposition 2005

This review, unlike that of“Old Friends”, now seems rather dated. Not because of the book (which I would like to re-read) but the tone, simultneously bombastically magisterial in the opening paragraphs…

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Posted on March 26, 2017March 27, 2017

Review of “Old Friends”, Tracy Kidder, 2000

This was written in around 2000 and originally appeared in The Magazine, a zine I self produced a few issues of. I ended up posting the review on Amazon  –…

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Posted on March 26, 2017March 26, 2017

Review of Greatest Uncommon Denominator #6, Summer 2010, SF Site

Following reposting my review of GUD#5 here is my review of GUD#6. Following this I had interesting correspondence with Lou Antonelli and Jim Pascual Agustin Following my review of GUD Issue 5, it…

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Posted on March 26, 2017

Review of Greatest Uncommon Denominator #5, Winter 2009, SF Site

Following on my reposting of my review of Aldebo 1 Issue 39, here is the first of my two reviews of issues of Greatest Uncommon Denominator  magazine. The early paragraphs include…

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