Read in January 2026
Man, doing this is suddenly a pain in the ass. It’s not just that I read a lot this month— I’m also logging more essays and articles than I usually bother to. But I don’t want to lose or bookmark…
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February 2, 2026
Favorite reads of 2025
I suspect this might be a short list. Or maybe it's that my memory is in shambles. Looking over what I read this year... Books Leech by Hiron Ennes was a fun, gothic, post-apocalyptic sci fi. The supporting characters were…
January 2, 2026
Read in December 2025
Yay happy new year. I don’t like my brain chemistry lately. I have an anxiety disorder that means I do very well when kept desperately busy, but slide into malaise once the pressure lets up. On the plus side, I…
January 2, 2026
Read in November 2025
Ughhhhhh sick. Just gonna post this without a “diary entry” preamble, or else it’ll never happen. Short Stories and Essays “Malfunctioning Sex Robot” by Patricia Lockwood A roast of John Updike that’s laugh-out-loud funny at times. It needed to be,…
December 21, 2025
Read in October 2025
This is the month I read about 200 stories for the upcoming issue of Translunar Travelers Lounge. But I can’t talk about any of that yet. Short stories “Changeling” by William Alexander A robots-as-people story about mail fraud and theater…
November 2, 2025
Read in September 2025
I read a crap ton this month, but it was 90% stuff I can’t talk about. I joined the team going through slush for Translunar Travelers Lounge. TTL is a speculative fiction magazine focused on “fun” stories. Lest ye sin,…
October 5, 2025
Read in August 2025
This month I decided fuck it: If I’ve read a nonfiction piece over a certain wordcount, it may go in the diary, depending on whether my left leg itches or Mars is in the fifth spleen. I’m on a nonfiction…
September 7, 2025
Read in July 2025
This month was made memorable by my workload reaching a low ebb. Unfortunately, this also happened for everyone else in my office, so they are bugging me all day always constantly!!! If I could get ten freaking uninterrupted minutes of…
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August 1, 2025
Read in June 2025
I had a deadish day at the office this month, so I got to knock back about eight stories in a row. Yay! Otherwise, bluh. Summer vacation is a mistake. Them kids should be in school all year round. Two…
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July 5, 2025
Read in May 2025
I had just a tiny bit more free time this month than I usually do, but in fragments. This sucks. I miss the sense of peace that comes from the freedom of having spare hours to fill. I miss exploring,…
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June 2, 2025