Tag Archives: Fiction

February 24, 2009, Author: Tobias, 1 Comment

notes on wording + technology

Categories: Books
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Earlier this week, I read something on Andrew Sullivan’s blog that reminded me of John Siracusa’s piece on electronic reading devices, referenced earlier this month. In a post entitled “The End of Permanence”, Sullivan argued that an advantage to the digital distribution of books is the ability to constantly revise and update information. I’m more … Continue reading →

December 4, 2008, Author: Tobias, Leave a comment

new fiction: “western bridges” (plus some thoughts on the spinanes)

Categories: Fiction, Me, Music
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Newly up at THE2NDHAND is my second contribution to their Mixtape series: a story entitled “Western Bridges”, which draws its inspiration from The Spinanes‘ “Winter on Ice”. Said song comes from their album Strand, which I genuinely do cite as one of the more life-changing records I’ve ever heard. I picked up Strand at the … Continue reading →

November 30, 2008, Author: Tobias, Leave a comment

books: aetheric mechanics

Categories: Book Review, Books, Comics
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Last month, I picked up Aetheric Mechanics, a graphic novella from writer Warren Ellis and penciler Gianluca Pagliarani. I read it within a few weeks of Neil Gaiman’s “A Study In Emerald”, and some comparisons are inevitable: Gaiman and Ellis are both writers who work in multiple disciplines (starting from comics and moving into novels … Continue reading →