stories for any time of the day: loory reads

this is love at first listen. i haven’t read Ben Loory’s collection of really short stories, Stories for the Nighttme and Some for the Day , but i’m already head over heels. i first heard about these modern fables on This American Life when Loory read one of the stories from his collection. The story is “Cold Stone Creamery” and begins at 39:00 of the posted audio. it is absolutely well worth a listen (actually, the entire episode is worth a listen if you’re so inclined.).

here’s loory reading another of his stories, “The Tree” for the Writers’ Block.

https://soundcloud.com/kqed-writers-block/ben-loory-more-from-stories

there’s something about these deceptively simple stories that i find absolutely delightful. they feel incredibly familiar yet refreshingly new. i’m so broke it’s silly (don’t ask), but when i get some dough i know where some of money’s going.

postscript: in case you’d like to do the reading yourself, a copy of Loory’s story “The TV” can found here in the New Yorker.

law school: i (kind of) love you, but you’re bringing me down

so. i‘m in law school. i have mentioned this, no? well, littlebookishthings is about books not law, so i guess what i do during the day doesn’t really matter. except when it prevents me from doing what i‘d like to do with my evenings, which is read and write about what i‘m reading. unfortunately, it’s that time of the year again when i’m called to tell my professors, in three and a half hours, everything i’ve (supposedly) learned. it’s… not. fun.

so, for the next week or so, littlebookishthings is going to be m.i.a. i leave you with this little gem (kermit the frog and lcd soundsystem!). if i had time, i‘d rewrite the lyrics to fit my situation. but honestly it’s pretty much perfect as it is, so why bother?

interesting note: if you are, know or love a lcd soundsystem fan, you might be interested to know about LCD, the book of photography by Ruvan Wijesooriy featuring the band coming out next week on the 11th. previews of the book can be found here.

and here’s a picture of james murphy’s bookshelf.

favorite quote: “I always sign books when I read them, and I make people, when they borrow them, sign the backs and that way I know who borrowed my books and who’s read them, and when.”