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Brief Takes: Edogawa Rampo & Clarice Lispector

Perhaps my worst trait is impatience. Itβs not charming and it does not feel like it comes with ambition or nerves, but the clawing sort, the kind that makes me incapable of restraint in public spaces. I was in East Bay Booksellers, standing somewhere between the staff picks and the poetry shelf, when I realized β read more
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Retake: Violet Bent Backwards over the Grass, Lana del Rey

Notice itβs another year where spring is over and summer has a way of making an entrance. And here I am, on my bed, listening to Lana Del Rey when I should be rereading Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass. I say βshouldβ not because the poems require discipline or rigor, but because they seem β read more
