the moths have gathered in the library. they see you looking for your favorite book. sensing that you are having trouble finding it, they flock to where it is located and deliver it to you. when you look up to thank them you notice that they have vanished.
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this is one of my favourite poems ever. it’s so sad yet hopeful. so strong yet short. it’s dusk… your daughter’s tall… it’s dusk! your daughter’s tall!
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the amount of academic reading + reading i did for personal enjoyment this year has been so fulfilling that i don’t even care that i didn’t reach my goodreads goal and that’s honestly all i could ask for
#like i love goodreads#but sometimes i get caught up in my goal too much#and forget that reading is meant to be enriching#so i’m happy my dumb lil brain is healing#goodreads#reading#bibliophile#english major#english literature#lit major#college#reading challenge#reading for fun#reading for pleasure#books and reading#booklr#bookaholic#booknerd
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do you think themes and motifs ever explored each other’s bodies
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end of the year book asks
How many books did you read this year?
Did you have any reading goals? if yes, did you complete them?
What was the first book you read this year?
What was/will be the last book you read this year?
The longest book you read this year
The shortest book you read this year
The oldest book you read this year
The newest release of the year
A book that was better than you expected it to be
A book that didn’t live up to your expectations
A book that was most out of your comfort zone
What was the most unexpected book you read this year?
The funniest book you read this year
A book that made you cry
What was the book you were most excited about before you started reading it?
A book you already want to reread
Top five books of the year
Least favourite books of the year
Best non-fiction book(s) you read this year
Best fiction you read this year
Best book you read for uni/college/school
Worst book you read for uni/college/school
The book with the prettiest cover
The book with the best title
Did you discover any new authors?
What was your top genre for the year?
Did you discover any new genres?
Did you start any new series?
Did you finish any series?
Did you reread anything?
Did you read any translations?
Were there any books you planned on reading but didn’t end up reading/finishing?
Did you DNF anything?
What’s a book you’ve recommended the most this year?
Did you use your library?
How many books did you buy?
Are there any books you want to finish before the year is over?
Releases you’re looking forward to next year
Five books you absolutely want to read next year?
Do you have any reading goals for next year?
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"you are your own home"
-Bianca Sparacino, "The Strength In Our Scars"
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“I press my hands against my chest, wishing I could somehow be even closer to him. I hate skin; I hate bones and bodies. I want to curl up inside of him and be carried there forever.”
— Poppy Z. Brite, Exquisite Corpse
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[ID: text seen as; ‘(JULY IS OVER AND THERE’S VERY LITTLE TRACE)’
a poem by Frank O’Hara]
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Horsegate on Reddit
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Did you know that the Vatican says you spend less time in purgatory if you follow the Pope on Twitter
PAYING MY INDULGENCES IN CLOUT
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Stranger in the Village - From all available evidence no black man had ever set foot in this tiny Swiss village before I came…
Notes of a Native Son - On the 29th of July, in 1943, my father died. On the same day, a few hours later, his last child was born…
Letter from a Region in My Mind - I underwent, during the summer that I became fourteen, a prolonged religious crisis…
A Talk to Teachers - Let’s begin by saying that we are living through a very dangerous time…
If Black English Isn’t a Language, Then Tell Me, What Is? - The argument concerning the use, or the status, or the reality, of black English is rooted in American history and has absolutely nothing to do with the question the argument supposes itself to be posing…
Many Thousands Gone - It is only in his music, which Americans are able to admire because protective sentimentality limits their understanding of it, that the Negro in America has been able to tell his story….
In Search of a Majority - I am supposed to speak this evening on the goals of American society as they involve minority rights, but what I am really going to do is to invite you to join me in a series of speculations….
A Letter to My Nephew - I have begun this letter five times and torn it up five times…
Sonny’s Blues - I read about it in the paper, in the subway, on my way to work. I read it, and I couldn’t believe it, and I read it again…
Everybody’s Protest Novel - A rejection of the protest novel and call for complexity
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This is a compiled list of some of my favorite pieces of short horror fiction, ranging from classics to modern-day horror, and includes links to where the full story can be read for free. Please be aware that any of these stories may contain subject matter you find disturbing, offensive, or otherwise distressing. Exercise caution when reading. Image art is from Scarecrow: Year One.
PSYCHOLOGICAL: tense, dread-inducing horror that preys upon the human psyche and aims to frighten on a mental or emotional level.
“The Frolic” by Thomas Ligotti, 1989
“Button, Button” by Richard Matheson, 1970
“89.1 FM” by Jimmy Juliano, 2015
“The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, 1892
“Death at 421 Stockholm Street“ by C.K. Walker, 2016
“The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” by Ursula K. Le Guin, 1973
“An Empty Prison” by Matt Dymerski, 2018
“A Suspicious Gift” by Algernon Blackwood, 1906
CURSED: stories concerning characters afflicted with a curse, either by procuring a plagued object or as punishment for their own nefarious actions.
“How Spoilers Bleed” by Clive Barker, 1991
“A Warning to the Curious” by M.R. James, 1925
“each thing i show you is a piece of my death” by Stephen J. Barringer and Gemma Files, 2010
“The Road Virus Heads North” by Stephen King, 1999
“Ring Once for Death” by Robert Arthur, 1954
“The Mary Hillenbrand Cassette“ by Jimmy Juliano, 2016
“The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs, 1902
MONSTERS: tales of ghouls, creeps, and everything in between.
“The Curse of Yig” by H.P. Lovecraft and Zealia Bishop, 1929
“The Oddkids” by S.M. Piper, 2015
“Nightmare at 20,000 Feet” by Richard Matheson
“The Graveyard Rats” by Henry Kuttner, 1936
“Tall Man” by C.K. Walker, 2016
“The Quest for Blank Claveringi“ by Patricia Highsmith, 1967
“The Showers” by Dylan Sindelar, 2012
CLASSICS: terrifying fiction written by innovators of literary horror.
“The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe, 1843
“The Interlopers” by Saki, 1919
“The Statement of Randolph Carter“ by H.P. Lovecraft, 1920
“The Damned Thing” by Ambrose Pierce, 1893
“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” by Washington Irving, 1820
“August Heat” by W.F. Harvey, 1910
“The Black Cat” by Edgar Allan Poe, 1843
SUPERNATURAL: stories varying from spooky to sober, featuring lurking specters, wandering souls, and those haunted by ghosts and grief.
“Nora’s Visitor” by Russell R. James, 2011
“The Pale Man” by Julius Long, 1934
“A Collapse of Horses” by Brian Evenson, 2013
“The Jigsaw Puzzle” by J.B. Stamper, 1977
“The Mayor Will Make A Brief Statement and then Take Questions” by David Nickle, 2013
“The Night Wire” by H.F. Arnold, 1926
“Postcards from Natalie” by Carrie Laben, 2016
UNSETTLING: fiction that explores particularly disturbing topics, such as mutilation, violence, and body horror. Not recommended for readers who may be offended or upset by graphic content.
“Survivor Type” by Stephen King, 1982
“I’m On My Deathbed So I’m Coming Clean…” by M.J. Pack, 2018
“In the Hills, the Cities” by Clive Barker, 1984
“The New Fish” by T.W. Grim, 2013
“The Screwfly Solution” by Racoona Sheldon, 1977
“In the Darkness of the Fields” by Ho_Jun, 2015
“The October Game” by Ray Bradbury, 1948
“I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream” by Harlan Ellison, 1967
HAPPY READING, HORROR FANS!
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