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 Excerpts and commentary on great writing

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  • Brilliant Beginnings: Number9dream

    Brilliant Beginnings: Number9dream
    Mar 2 2026

    In today’s reading, I take a look at the turbocharged beginning of David Mitchell’s 2001 novel, Number9dream. Although not as highly regarded as some of his other work, Mitchell’s early novel still shows the trademarks of the master’s fireworking style: humor, clipped pacing, gorgeous details, quickcut characterization, and so much more!



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    13 mins
  • Brilliant Beginnings: Lolita

    Brilliant Beginnings: Lolita
    Feb 21 2026

    A few weeks ago, I talked about what made the beginning of Dickens’s Bleak House so outstanding. Continuing on with this theme, today I take a look at Vladimir Nabokov’s demonic fairytale, Lolita. Everybody knows its euphonic opening line (light of my life, fire of my loins) but what else is Nabokov doing here? Join me and we’ll find out together!



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    15 mins
  • Mythic Images: Ascending the Mountain

    Mythic Images: Ascending the Mountain
    Feb 10 2026

    In today’s video, I look at a piece of travel writing by Robert Twigger and discuss its mythological implications. Whether we admit it or not, mythic patterns are the grammar of our worldviews and are found not just in literature, but anywhere we encounter narrative.



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    14 mins
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