There’s a paragraph in Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House that stubbornly lodged itself in my craw a little more than a year ago, and I have been unable to unstick it since.
A Complete and Separate Thing
Author: billcoberly
Lawyer and occasional writer based in western MN.
The Silliest Take of the Week: 8/11/2019
Welcome back to the Silliest Take of the Week, my weekly roundup of some of the silliest things people have said on the Internet!
The Silliest Take of the Week: 8/4/2019
Welcome back to The Silliest Take of the Week Project, my weekly attempt to stave off the existential horror of everyday existence by mocking bad writing on the Internet.
The Silliest Take of the Week: 7/28/2019
Returning from its long absence (look, it's been a weird year for me), it's THE SILLIEST TAKE OF THE WEEK PROJECT.
The Silliest Take of the Week: 4/1/2018
Silliness in Takes, sadly, did not take Holy Week off.
New Podcast Episode: The Small Read Cast
In between our Big Reads, Joel and I have also decided to do the occasional Small Read, and our first Small Read is Peter Moskos' In Defense of Flogging, which is exactly what it says on the tin. Go here if you'd like to listen to it, and it's also available on iTunes and Google Podcasts … Continue reading New Podcast Episode: The Small Read Cast
The Silliest Take of the Week: 3/25/2018
You didn't think I'd forgotten about this project, did you? No, the Silliest Take of the Week Project may hibernate from time to time, like a great bear, but it always returns.
Several Opinions about the Oscars
What follows are Several Opinions about the Oscars, All of Which Are My Opinion.
Scattered Thoughts on Three Billboards
In preparation for the Oscars, Erin and I watched Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri last night, and, uh, well.
New Podcast: The Big Read Cast
Thrilled to announce the first episode of my new podcast with my good friend Joel: The Big Read Cast, where we read through big ol' books (500+ pages) and then use them as a springboard for talking about all kinds of things. We intend to update quarterly, and our first episode is available right now … Continue reading New Podcast: The Big Read Cast
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