Stoner
Masters, holding aloft a hard-boiled egg from the free lunch as if it were a crystal ball, said, “Have you gentlemen ever considered the question of the true nature of the University? Mr. Stoner? Mr. Finch?” Smiling, they shook their heads. “I’ll bet you haven’t....
To A Mountain In Tibet
A steep road takes our Land Cruisers north. Behind us the Great Himalaya cover the skyline, while ahead opens an orange and sulphur-coloured wilderness where the Karnali withers away. The 25,000-foot massif of Gurla Mandhata, detached from the Himalaya in its own...
Best album of 2015 (already!)
Pre-emptive, yes. But, the new Jim O'Rourke album Simple Songs may already have claimed the title of best album of 2015. Reptar, Father John Misty, J Fernandez, Kamasi Washington, Sir Richard Bishop, Surfer Blood, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, This Is The Kit, Sun Kil...
The Elephant’s Journey
He dispatched the aide-de-camp to take his orders to the head of the convoy, orders that could be summarized in three almost synonymous words, speed, alacrity, haste, allowing, of course, for the delaying effects of the snow that had begun to fall more thickly now,...
The Little Prince
It was then that the fox appeared. "Good morning," said the fox. "Good morning," the little prince responded politely, although when he turned around he saw nothing. "I am right here," the voice said, "under the apple tree." "Who are you?" asked the little prince, and...