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    Month: January 2017

    A Review of How To Set a Fire and Why by Jesse Ball

    We’re just running down a fucking slope carrying these little flags, and one by one we get shot and we slump and our little flags are in… Read more “A Review of How To Set a Fire and Why by Jesse Ball”

    January 12, 2017May 27, 2025 by David Nilsen

    Every Book I Read in 2016

    Below is every single book and zine I read in 2016. An * denotes a book read during a previous year and reread in 2016. Nonfiction Bookmobiles… Read more “Every Book I Read in 2016”

    January 11, 2017May 27, 2025 by David Nilsen

    A review of the zine Cuspian, Issue #1

    Cuspian is a 2015 zine by Jami Sailor, young woman who had recently moved to Cincinnati from Chicago, though she is originally from Detroit. The zine chronicles… Read more “A review of the zine Cuspian, Issue #1”

    January 9, 2017January 9, 2017 by David Nilsen

    you live your life as if it’s real

    After spending the weekend in Chicago for Christmas, my wife and I had a quiet New Year’s weekend. Our kid was with my ex, and we honestly… Read more “you live your life as if it’s real”

    January 6, 2017July 7, 2025 by David Nilsen

    A Review of A Kitchen Witch’s Guide to Rosemary

    I actually got this zine for a dear friend of mine currently stuck in the high desert of Nevada, where, until recently, it had not rained since… Read more “A Review of A Kitchen Witch’s Guide to Rosemary”

    January 4, 2017May 27, 2025 by David Nilsen

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