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Review of The Thief by Fuminori Nakamura

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Gene Stewart

The Thief By Fuminori Nakamura Soho Crime, 2012 Translated from the Japanese novel Suri, published in 2009 Winner of the Oe Prize Winner of the 2014 David L. Goodis Prize for Noir Fiction 211pp, trade paperback Finished The Thief by … Continue reading →

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Heads-Up World, a Rat Stew column for Tom Sadler’s The Reluctant Famulus

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Gene Stewart

Rat Stew by Gene Stewart “Heads-Up World” I got a Nike wrist band for Yule. It is a watch, showing the time, and strongly water resistant. In addition, it collects a set of data on how much one moves and … Continue reading →

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Journal For Tonight

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Gene Stewart

Journal Entry, Midwest American Wilderness, 20 February 2013 C.E. 00:03 — Keep flashing on the superb David Cronenberg movie NAKED LUNCH, with the eerie & ethereal Peter Weller. Great Ornett Coleman soundtrack, too. The movie combines the titular book with … Continue reading →

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Remembered Night Walks

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Gene Stewart

Life rests on death, an ember on ashes in a cold, dark room. Survival feels personal but is about species. Once we reproduce our bodies begin the slow process of turning off all its lights. We shut down and vacate … Continue reading →

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