September Updates & Reading List


SEPTEMBER (5 books | 1,175 pgs)

35.) Death My Own Way by Michael S.A. Graziano (Novella, 130 pgs) | 3/5

36.) The Goth House Experiment by S.J. Sindu (Stories, 209 pgs) | 3/5

37.) Uncertain Sons and Other Stories by Thomas Ha (Stories, 284 pgs) | 4/5

38.) Dead Inside by Chandler Morrison (Novel, 168 pgs) | 2/5

39.) Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth by Chris Ware (Graphic Novel, 384 pgs) | 3/5

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Light month of reading, but I've been hyper focused on revising my resumes and cover letters, submitting to open work positions, and handling some family stuff in the background. 

The only book I really enjoyed this month was Thomas Ha's Uncertain Sons and Other Stories. More sci-fi-leaning than I typically enjoy, but man that guy can worldbuild his ass off. Great collection of super punchy, vibrant places in some very similar wheres in some very similar whens, albeit VERY, VERY different. I'm shocked it's his first collection. 



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Slight movements being made on the next two books, but again...other, more important life things have been occurring. Plus stepping away from constantly writing every single day is a good thing. Frequent breaks are necessary to keep the brain fresh and help stimulate new ideas and solutions. 

The title piece, ".corpsegod | THE TANNERY" is coming along nicely. It took me a minute to find the narrator's voice and determine how I wanted to tell the story, but ultimately, I feel like a field journal fits the vibe of it perfectly and helps keep the reader in the dark where applicable. 

Meanwhile, ".scorchbile | THE EXHIBITION" came on pretty hard and pretty fast, though I may need to revisit it in a few places before considering it truly "done." Fun concept, but a friend reminded me of certain iffy depictions of the main character in books and movies, so...I want to make sure they're depicted more accurately and in a less stigmatized/problematic way. 

I'd hoped to finish up ".corpsegod," ".bloodspine," and ".wraithmilk" by this time last week, but time got away from me. Right now, ".bloodspine" has the most amount of work required to finish it, so that may be an end of November goal. The other two, however, will almost certainly be done in the next few weeks. 



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I'm not gonna hit my "100 Books Read" this year, and that's fine. My TBR piles scattered all around the house are ludicrous anyway; I'm not in any danger of finishing any of them no matter what. 

I have a job interview this week with a potentially great fit, work-wise. I've kept a running total of the number of resumes I've submitted since July and the number is staggering. The job market sucks and I can't imagine a time when it will get better considering all the nonsense happening at the federal level. 

Maybe I'll try to spend more time checking out and reviewing horror movies and shows again. I've certainly seen enough since last Halloween's posts, and digging in to more stuff in my Shudder account or being shown at the local arthouse theater will be a solid time regardless. 

Until next time...


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