July 2020 - Andrew Blackman

Reading

Children of the Cave: A Fascinating Finnish Novel of Ideas

In Children of the Cave, Finnish writer Virve Sammalkorpi imagines an encounter between a group of explorers and some strange creatures living in a…

Thinking

No, I Don’t Have the Bandwidth Right Now

Something is very wrong with the English language. People have started asking me if I have the “bandwidth” to work on new…

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Andrew Blackman on Borges Marathon, Part 2: The Improbable Impostor Tom Castro: “Hey Silvia, It’s great to get your comments on my Borges posts, and don’t worry about the grammar at all!…” Sep 11, 09:38
Andrew Blackman on Borges marathon, part 1: The Cruel Redeemer Lazarus Morell: “Hey Silvia, It’s wonderful to hear that you’re reading the stories! Please let me know what you think of them…” Sep 11, 09:35
Andrew Blackman on How to Make a Woman by Marie Darrieussecq: “It’s strange to me how the publishing world is still so rigidly demarcated. I sometimes get excited about books that…” Sep 11, 09:29
Andrew Blackman on How to Make a Woman by Marie Darrieussecq: “I hadn’t heard of her before reading this, but will be on the lookout for more of her work now.” Sep 11, 09:25
Andrew Blackman on The House of Asterion: Borges Marathon, Part 33: “It is, isn’t it? I definitely felt sorry for the Minotaur after reading this story. Makes me wonder about all…” Sep 11, 09:24