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Writer; Bennington Writing Seminars '26; Director of Question Production at IAC; fiction reader for New England Review; views are my own; he/him/his

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A Short Thought on Republican Beliefs (or lack thereof)

trying to write again. book reviews soon maybe. open.substack.com/pub/sadlefty...

28.01.2026 16:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Every time I peek on Facebook and see the kind of rhetoric my relatives are reposting, I get a sick feeling in my stomach. Really dark, violent stuff from Fox News among other sites. The gleeful way they celebrate the degrading of our institutions is terrifying.

07.03.2025 03:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Leaving for America A Review of Richard Brautigan's Trout Fishing in America

Still trying my hand at occasional book reviews: open.substack.com/pub/sadlefty...

06.03.2025 15:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cavemen Created the Gods A Review of The MANIAC by BenjamΓ­n Labatut (Penguin Press, 2023)

Trying my hand at book reviews again: open.substack.com/pub/sadlefty...

14.12.2024 22:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not to be too reductive, but this reminds me of the Eco Ur-Fascism bit about how fascists are simultaneously powerful warriors for the nation and constantly under threat from an out-group enemy.

04.12.2024 17:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My Favorite Books I Read This Year Oh yeah - a classic, mostly boring blog exercise. But it's fun.

Trying the substack thing. Starting easy.
sadlefty.substack.com/p/my-favorit...

03.12.2024 16:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0