Skeletons in the Closet by Jean-Patrick Manchette
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02.03.2026 14:41
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Skeletons in the Closet by Jean-Patrick Manchette
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I drove through CT exactly once and got stuck in traffic.
Low-lying clouds over Atlanta, lit by streetlights from below.
A stack of books: The Mill by Bess Brenck Kalischer The Trumpets of Jericho by Unica Zürn The Wax Child by Olga Ravn The Blood-Guzzler by Rachilde Pulp Fin de Siècle by James Champagne Mademoiselle Bambù by Pierre Mac Orlan In the Act by Rachel Ingalls The Occultist by Max Théon Chasing Homer by László Krasznahorkai
Read in February:
@jamesgchampagne.bsky.social @olgaravn.bsky.social
Assuming "off the charts" is better than "A+++" his grades have been declining...
"Lunar Reflection" features a mystical forest scene illuminated by a swirling orb of light, reflecting the surreal and fantastical style typical of Remedios Varo's work. Against the backdrop of a starry sky, a delicate crescent moon is mirrored on a tranquil pond, inviting contemplation of the boundaries between dream and reality.
Lunar reflection
https://botfrens.com/collections/69/contents/20040
This looks fascinating - hoping I can make time to dig into it soon.
The Full Book PDF link on the Cambridge page is throwing invalid structure errors in the Firefox console from the JS lib (presumably not Chromium browsers, as Vivaldi downloaded it). The individual sections I've checked are okay.
A pile of books: The Voyage of Horace Pirouelle by Philippe Soupault With Their Hearts in Their Boots by Jean-Pierre Martinet Rakkóx the Billionaire & The Great Race by Paul Scheerbart The Confession of a False Soul by Ilarie Voronca Recitatif by Toni Morrison An Illustrated Book of Loaded Language by Ali Almossawi Every Rock, Every Half-Truth Under Reason limited 2 CD edition album by Kayo Dot Trouble in the Swaths by Boris Vian The Door by Magda Szabó The Rim of Morning by William Sloane Madre De Dios by Rosalie Parker Third Instar by David Gullen Family Matters by Gaurav Monga Tomorrow, When I Was Young by Julie Travis The Anvil of the World by Kage Baker Mirror Dead by Magda McQueen
January reads:
@almossawi.bsky.social @dergullen.bsky.social
And he was even born with the name!
A row of books: The Hieroglyph by Ethel Archer The Sons of Ishmael by George Berguño The Heel, The Translation of Father Torturro, Cannibals of West Papua, and Unofficial History of Pi Wei by Brendan Connell The Turquoise Ring by Rafaela Contreras The Paris Notebooks, Rule Dementia!, Graves, and Aiaigasa by Quentin S Crisp The Outcast Spirit and Other Stories by Lady Dilke The Beauty of the Death Cap by Catherine Dousteyssier-Khoze Valerie and Other Stories by Colin Insole Drowning in Beauty edited by Justin Isis & Daniel Corrick Marked to Die: A Tribute to Mark Samuels and Neo-Decadence: 12 Manifestos edited by Justin Isis The Torch-Bearers by Bernard Lazare The Star of Gnosia, The Acephalic Imperial, and The Exalted and The Abased by Damian Murphy The Red Labyrinth by Ben Peek Down From by Ursula Pflug The Princess of Darkness by Rachilde Misty Thule by Adolphe Retté A Blast of Hunters by David Rix Poems in Prose and Decadence & Symbolism: Showcase Antholgies edited by Brian Stableford The Fallen West by Douglas Thompson The Confession of a Madman by Léo Trézenik The Demi-Sexes & The Androgynes and Three Flowers & The King of Siam's Amazon by Jane de La Vaudère
From @snugglybooks.bsky.social - Decadence of the original and Neo varieties.
@glasgowsurrealist.bsky.social @justinisis.bsky.social @nosubstance.bsky.social @pflugu.bsky.social
Yeah, when I moved to the Boston area from Virginia, that was one of the first things that stood out, like someone opened the profanity tap.
The five members of Kayo Dot on stage drenched in blue light.
Kayo Dot @ Hi-Dive
"kaleidoscopic"
So it makes cool designs when I rotate it?
A stack of books: Written in Darkness by Mark Samuels Strange Pilgrims by Gabriel García Márquez Animals of the Exodus by Alexander Zelenyj The January Estate by Charles Wilkinson Weird Black Girls by Elwin Cotman Weird Worlds by Colleen Anderson Errantry by Elizabeth Hand Descended Suns Resuscitate by Avalon Brantley 3 Streets by Yoko Tawada A Connoisseur of Grief by Louis Marvick Pleasant Tales by Brendan Connell The Light is Alone by Thomas Phillips
Read in December...
( @elizabethhand.bsky.social out of 12, it looks like you're the only one on here )
A stack of books: The Sad Eyes of the Lewis Chessmen by George Berguño Children of the Crimson Sun by Karim Ghahwagi The Employees by Olga Ravn The True Deceiver by Tove Jansson The Unclean Force by Avalon Brantley The English Understand Wool by Helen DeWitt Exhalation by Ted Chiang Oneironauts by Douglas Thompson, art by Pamela Tait Fabulous Aesop: Classic Tales Revisited by Baby Dee and Friends How Many Times? by Rhys Hughes The Moon in a Silver Bag by Colin Insole
Read in November
@olgaravn.bsky.social @glasgowsurrealist.bsky.social @pamelatait.bsky.social @rhysaurus.bsky.social
"Slade Wolfe Capital? You've never heard of them..."
Pronounced "loo cummer" I'm guessing.
This reminds me of my first attempt at a Lego house when I was 6 years old.
I like turning on TreatWarningsAsErrors globally because I haaaate warnings. :)
I'm reading a story each day from Ted Chiang's Exhalation until I finish it.
Based on the replies, I clicked - no regrets.
The three members of Boris on stage, bathed in pink light.
Boris @ Gothic Theater
I already had the ebook but ordered a copy out of curiosity - sometimes Amazon discounts damaged stock - but it's fine.
A stack of books: The Tower of Love by Rachilde Mills of Silence by Charles Wilkinson Mesmer by Tim Lebbon Witch-Cult Abbey by Mark Samuels Pictures of Apocalypse by Thomas Ligotti The Onyx Book of Occult Fiction anthology edited by Damian Murphy Haunted: Tales of the Grotesque by Joyce Carol Oates The Five of Cups by Caitlín R. Kiernan
October 👻
... @timlebbon.bsky.social @joycecaroloates.bsky.social @caitlinrkiernan.bsky.social
I saw a dog today with raw and bloody Glistening beads for eyes. Horrified, I asked the pitiful beast's raggedy owner, "What's wrong with his eyes? Is he blind?" "Does he act like he's blind?" he testily replied. "No..." I answered truthfully. Before moving on, He spoke four words. Troubles me often. "Those aren't his eyes."
Four Words by @cschneiderart.bsky.social
Earthdivers omnibus, limited hardcover edition, by Stephen Graham Jones. It weighs about 4 lbs.
Got a brick in the mail today. @sgj.bsky.social
An open can of brown paint. It looks like melted chocolate.
In your defense, it really does.
Screenshot of The Untouchables. Sean Connery's character is holding a club.
"That's the Chicago way"
It's a tie between @valancourtbooks.bsky.social for variety and obscure books they've rescued and Centipede for their nice limited editions.
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