Discovered that today is literally the first day of Achewood’s return so let’s gooooooooo (Achewood is foundational for Meghan and me, but not without its problems, as discussed at ridiculous length by the Brain Tape podcast.)

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Discovered that today is literally the first day of Achewood’s return so let’s gooooooooo

(Achewood is foundational for Meghan and me, but not without its problems, as discussed at ridiculous length by the Brain Tape podcast.)

Finished rereading the collected Sandman by Neil Gaiman et al., volumes 1 (Preludes & Nocturnes) through 10 (The Wake).

This still basically holds up, which I was a little concerned about. (There’s more reference to rape than I remembered, but at least it doesn’t involve protagonists, and justice of a sort is generally done.) Some of stuff that was profound when I was in my 20s feels a little trite, but overall it still seems to achieve what it’s aiming for.

— 6/16/2022 10:49pm ∞
Finished rereading Bad Machinery parts 1–10 by John Allison. Allison’s writing continued to mature over the course of these stories, with a clear trajectory towards Steeple.

— 5/15/2022 4:28pm ∞
Finished rereading Scary Go Round volumes 1–8 by John Allison. I first read these as they were published online (starting with 2004’s “1840 and All That”); it was very interesting to reread them as a whole work, seeing the progression of Allison’s artistic and storytelling styles and interests.

— 5/9/2022 11:56am ∞