Author Archives: Brian D. Butler

Lit Box

Posted on September 19, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

To celebrate 25 years of publishing and its 74th issue, the San Francisco-based magazine McSweeney’s is offering a lunchbox packed with literary treats. Instead of a PB&J sandwich and an apple, the retro-inspired box includes sets of author cards, pencils … Continue reading →

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Railway Parable

Posted on September 18, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

Erich Kästner, Das Eisenbahngleichnis, 1931  

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When Ray Bradbury channeled Herman Melvile

Posted on September 18, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

I was today years old when I learned that the iconic American Sci-Fi writer Ray Bradbury was also a Hollywood screenwriter. The Los Angeles Review of Books recently published a fascinating story on the fraught collaboration between Bradbury and the … Continue reading →

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World Without Meaning

Posted on September 17, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

via https://existentialcomics.com/comic/435  

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Appetite For Solitude

Posted on September 16, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

    Martin Amis, 14 Rules for writers (2009)  

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No Monopoly On Fun

Posted on September 15, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

The old fashioned board game has been making a comeback in North America, especially with Gen Z. Many attribute the renewed interest in this decidedly nondigital pastime to the Covid Pandemic. Along with the iconic games such as Monopoly and … Continue reading →

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‘Many try to take us down, but we fight back.’

Posted on September 14, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

A big tip of the hat to TBTP loyal follower Will G. from the UK for reminding me about the project called Anna’s Archive. This literary anarchist site keeps popping back up even when entire nations try to drive a metaphorical stake … Continue reading →

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It’s all one thing

Posted on September 13, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

HYMN TO TIME by Ursula K. Le Guin Time says “Let there be” every moment and instantly there is space and the radiance of each bright galaxy. And eyes beholding radiance. And the gnats’ flickering dance. And the seas’ expanse. … Continue reading →

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What time to leave for the airport

Posted on September 12, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

 

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Remember, therefore, that outcasts must never be afraid.

Posted on September 11, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

The true artist has always had to fight, but it is, and will be, a more ferocious struggle for you, and the artists of your generation, than ever before. The working man, this time, will be better looked after, he … Continue reading →

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