A new story by Michel Houellebecq by me and a Rothko thank you @Greg_Gerke socratesonthebeach.com/selen
always fun when the most damning lines of a review are just quotes from the book in question. we do have to hand it to ann manov once again, I fear
“Flat Earth” is emblematic of the subgenre of contemporary literature concerned with incels, raw milk, phones, and post-ironic irreverence. Are these books bad? Or are they merely responding to a particularly dark new age? thebaffler.com/latest/flat-ea…
The powers that be That force us to live like we do Bring me to my knees When I see what they've done to you Back On the Chain Gang, The Pretenders, 1982
When I was like 14, a friend of mine offered me 20 dollars to eat a worm. I ate the worm. He did not give me 20 dollars. What a profound lesson I learned that day!
(Chris chan boyfriend-free girlfriend voice) Substack-free indie writer
1- Carnegie 2- Rand 3- Branden 4- Greenspan 5- Friedman 6- Hayek 7- Yarvin
my philosophical evolution in 7 steps, and yours?: 1- Cioran 2- Nietzsche 3- Voltaire 4- Rousseau 5- Kierkegaard 6- Hegel 7- Derrida
There is an ecosystem-destroying don rickles takedown of every well-meaning "indie" book, story, and poem in your computer it's your job to get it out
if a book doesn't redeem itself, an honest review that does redeem itself is more supportive to any "ecosystem" that could redeem itself. if you hear "no negative speech about bad small books, it'll poison the ecosystem" and don't want to run for the hills as a writer, good luck
possibly the greatest pan of all time nypress.com/news/extremely…
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Extremely Cloying & Incredibly False
Why do people wonder what's "OK" to make art about, as if creating art out of tragedy weren't an inherently good thing? Too many people are too suspicious of ar...
Please enjoy these great stories by Selen in the latest issue of Socrates. socratesonthebeach.com/selen @writingenjoyer
If you want to know who really controls the publishing world, find out who you're not allowed to criticize. Kindle Direct published autofiction writers
there's a caveat to this, though, which is that you shouldn't give bad reviews to indie/self-pub stuff that's otherwise not going to be reviewed at all, as it's bad for the ecosystem and achieves nothing. but if something is a bigger release, go nuts
November is the Thinking Man’s October
story about how I found my lost phone at the gym yesterday
Selen MacPLEGOT by 2063
there's a caveat to this, though, which is that you shouldn't give bad reviews to indie/self-pub stuff that's otherwise not going to be reviewed at all, as it's bad for the ecosystem and achieves nothing. but if something is a bigger release, go nuts
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