I heard him interviewed on the "Fresh Air" program today and now I must read his book since it's attracting so much ire. Thanks for reminding me.

Pretty sure this is a Chicago website.

Can we also get a credit for Anaximander and his discussion of "to apeiron?" Because that's what the Ligotti "quote" in the final paragraph immediately brought to mind. Who's the faker now, Ligotti?

Syl Stallone after gunning down a forest-full of penny-a-dozen indistinguishably brown rebels:

"You're still a soldier/I'm like Sly Stone in Cobra"

Too true. I heard his song with Corb Lund "Bible on the Dash" a while back and Immediately liked them both.

Filing this article to serve as a rebuttal to the next person who accuses me of being a "homebody" or a "misanthrope" like those are negative personality traits.

Not really sure why the text of my above comment came out like that. Not intentional on my part. I swear I'm not a spambot although I was talking about the car of a lady I know OH SHIT I'VE BECOME ONE OF THEM!!!!!!!

Seriously. Come to my neck of the woods and people will congratulate you and buy you beer if you tell them you've hit a deer.
I
knew a woman who took to driving around with a Bowie knife at all times
after a deer jumped into her open driver's side window while she was
doing about 35 one night. She suffered a busted…

7XL, the gods live well cash clientele…etc.etc.

No doubt

Speak for yourself, ageist.

AH FUCK YOU!

Not like you.

"Come fear, come love I am the stallion:

I had that problem too. I ended up getting a 40,000 grain water softener and I stock up on salts once per year. Problem solved.

True but I can't tell sweet old country folks how much life really sucks in the Big City. I just don't have it in me.

I was talking to an older, rural guy (60+) the other day who told me he had never been to Starbucks but was looking forward to trying it someday. Made me want to hug the man.

Merde

What was your original lunch?
You may just be able to justify a burger & fries if it was something like leftover pot roast or a turkey club or tuna melt or something gay like that.