I feel this then read competing claims that everything is Bernhardian, nope, Sebaldian, I mean fragmentary Maggie Nelson rip-offs, Carver is passé, wait minimalism is king again, everything is realism, no, speculative—best to just pick your windmill to tilt at and have fun

Today we have Two Micros from Cletus Crow farewelltransmission.net/2024/09/micro-…

Expecting hard-hitting questions about the state of American letters for both candidates so hobbyist scribblers across the nation can hit the voting booths well-informed, is autofiction dead, vice president Harris? Has maximalism returned, Mr. Trump?

For some reason I can’t see my doc folder in the taskbar of my 9-year old asus anymore. Will probably just quit writing. Had a good run and this is a sign. I open the front door. Was the sky always this blue? The world this wide?

One of my favorite phone calls is when my mom rings upset about a celebrity’s death she heard about on YouTube. Except they’re still alive. She sounds so relieved. I’ve resurrected Redford, Eastwood, Nicholson. Torn cinematic greatness from the jaws of false death.

“Everything is rhythm; the entire destiny of man is a single celestial rhythm, just as the work of art is a unique rhythm.” — Hölderlin (quoted by Blanchot in The Infinite Conversation)

My thumb just accidentally grazed “get verified” and Elon materialized in my living room with a dozen roses and a 7 figure book deal. My dog pissed on his shoes. I took the deal.

A new Doughboy prose entertainment out today Maudlin House though I still haven’t received a dime from Bezos for all the product placement maudlinhouse.net/the-amazon-fir…

"Boxes bloomed on my front step like cardboard hydrangeas. I rubbed my face on them, a bee coating itself in pollen." - Jon Doughboy, and writes brilliantly. maudlinhouse.net/the-amazon-fir…

Cult of the sentence. Cult of plot. Cult of meaning. Cult of empathy. Cults of didacticism, experimentation, grit, transgression, truth, authenticity. Where do I sign up? Where’s my membership card? I’ve got my tinfoil hat and a query letter. Would you care to hear the synopsis?

"I ordered the pan. The pan arrived. I unwrapped the pan. Licked the pan. Tasted the chemical wonder and what do you know my tongue didn’t stick." Brilliantly weird friendships abound in Jon Doughboy new Maudlin House piece! And, as a cherry on top, a hyphenated list!

The Amazon Fire TV by Jon Doughboy maudlinhouse.net/the-amazon-fir…

“It’s a multipolar world, dude, a realignment. The climate. The polycrisis, you know?” “Yeah, no, cool, but did you get a chance to read my flash fiction?”

Just clocking in to do my bit training Grok

“The abundance agenda, right? Because supply chains. Because reshoring. Job creation. The grid.” “I hear you, brother, I’m all ears, really. But did you read that short story I sent you?”

“If you want to understand Heidegger, to grasp his thought, you should check out Kierkegaard’s concept—” “Wow, just wow. You’ve given me a lot of food for thought. A six-course meal at least. So, about the short story I emailed you?”