Michael StevensJan 23, 20225 minPancho, Lefty and motherly forgiveness[I first posted a version of this short essay on the forum at thumped.com and am reposting here in a money-for-old-rope effort (except I...
Michael StevensOct 15, 20217 minThe Frontier Index: Hooptedoodle in DNA and the lyrics of David Bermanln his not-quite-seminal but still great novel Sweet Thursday, John Steinbeck included a couple of chapters entitled “Hooptedoodle”, in...
Michael StevensAug 11, 20217 minFred C. Dobbs and the Dark Forest: Warnings from Cixin Liu and The Treasure of Sierra MadreI have just finished reading Cixin Liu's epic trilogy Remembrance of Earth's Past and I think I need to take a break from reading, from...