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Holy Mayhem, Part I
The Second Coming of the Pentecostals in Los Angeles (2006)
 • Benjamin Anastas
"In the country, he thought, the Gods still come to people ..."
Ulrich goes for a walk in a Vienna park, and a trick of perspective gives him a glimpse of what it means to live a life "in full accord with itself"
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A Lover on Saturn
A welcome to new subscribers from the feminist Expressionist writer known as "El Hor" / "El Ha"
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Is the 'Age of Great Individuals' Over Now?
The parallels between a teetering Austrian empire in The Man Without Qualities and our own failing, flailing Republic keep piling up
 • Benjamin Anastas
The Proximity of Nightmares
Another unsettling Expressionist tale from the mysterious Austrian writer of the early 20th Century who signed her microfictions with the pseudonyms "El…
 • Benjamin Anastas
Compulsion and Liberation in the Mob
What a novel set in Austria in 1913/14 reveals about the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th
 • Benjamin Anastas
The Natural Next Thing
Bonadea reappears to press her breasts against the window in Diotima's bedroom and ask Ulrich the only question he can't answer truthfully
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Pseudo Reality Prevails
Pseudo Reality Prevails
A Substack about books, culture and politics--with a heavy dose of Robert Musil's The Man Without Qualities. Work by Benjamin Anastas and others.
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