The Post Boxes of Blackpool, England

The Post Boxes of Blackpool, England

Waiting to Skewer Badgers on Sticks

Leo Kottke’s liner notes on the back of his 1979 album, Balance: We live on the edge of town with a big front yard. I get up in the morning about noon and make my way through the dogshit to the mailbox to get the mail. I often pause to think at this point, but [...]

Sound and silence in Finnegans Wake

Here is an interesting analysis of sound and silence in Finnegans Wake, featuring my favorite little static interruptor, “zinzin.”