Sunday

[nightdog_barks]

First things first -- a rec for an absolutely fascinating article in Slate. It's a long excerpt from the original in The Paris Review, and is about ancient cave art in the U.S., specifically in the Cumberland Plateau (mostly in Tennessee). This is a terrifically atmospheric piece of writing, and it came close to giving me goosebumps as I read it late last night. Some of you may find it a little too heavy on the woo-factor, but it's still a very, very interesting report -- America's Ancient Cave Art, by John Jeremiah Sullivan.

Cloudy and much cooler today, but no rain. Almost finished with The Poisoner's Handbook, which has also been an excellent read.

Comments

[nightdog_barks]

I read a long excerpt from Super Sad True Love Story in the New Yorker ... last year sometime, I think, before the book came out. It sounded interesting, but I wasn't sure if it was a book I'd actually want to read. *g* I don't think I've read anything else by Shteyngart, though, and that might be a good place to start if I decide to go for it.

Storage is one of those industries that has just boomed over the past few years. The units spring up like weeds on all these vacant land lots.