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…

Reading³²⁷
Thinking¹⁸⁶
Literary events⁶⁴
Living⁴⁰
The writing process³⁴
On the Holloway Road³¹
Published work²²
A Virtual Love¹⁴
Travel¹¹
Uncategorized⁷

Stefanie on We Are All Connected: “Loved reading your thoughts. It’s easy to order another cup of coffee when we ourselves don’t feel like we are…” May 16, 17:42
Emma on We Are All Connected: “Thanks for this billet. It echoes what I was saying to my husband yesterday evening. The world is riding a…” May 14, 07:17
Isolete Calheiros on We Are All Connected: “Hello Andrew, thank you for your text! I enjoyed reading you but can’t help wondering how you feel so calm…” May 13, 22:32
Andrew Blackman on April 2022 Reading Roundup: “Thanks Nicole! Yes, I found it interesting. So much of the analysis talks about Putin and Russia as if they…” May 5, 14:05
Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction on April 2022 Reading Roundup: “Sorry you’ve had a difficult adjustment period, but I’m glad books have been your solace. The book about Russia sounds…” May 4, 04:01