October 2023 Reading List

 

Tough month. A lot of really good highs, a couple unexpected and very heavy lows. 

I also finally got to chat with my doctor about a prescription called Concerta (though I think I have the generic version), which is supposed to help with my focus without tweaking me the fuck out the way Adderall does. After a couple weeks, it's still not working quite the way I experienced the first time, but...that may be for a number of different, but coalescing, reasons. 

Regardless, it's a stimulant and I'm finding myself waking up naturally at 3:30/4am regularly now, so it's been easy to get some reading in before the work day begins, even if I find myself worn the fuck down at the end of the day. That I am finally able to move from books with images/graphic novels into books of full text is a massive step forward. That's a weird phrase for me to think, much less type out. 

I also got something close to 3,000 words knocked out on a new piece for my latest project recently, but that's for a different future post (also very excited about momentum building in that regard). 

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OCTOBER (5 books | 972 pgs)

47.) The Goetia Hymns (Religious Text, 259 pgs)

48.) Dreamhounds of Paris (System Manual, 160 pgs)

49.) Gyo by Junji Ito (Graphic Novel, 398 pgs)

50.) Farsickness by Joshua Mohr (Fiction, 140 pgs)

51.) The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (Fiction, 15 pgs)

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