"Ivan says that a man ‘with good inclinations’ can be of more use in America than under the ground. Well, and where will our underground hymn take place? Forget America, America means vanity again!" -- The Brothers Karamazov, Fyodor Dostoevsky #reading

"But was young Boasthard's fear vanquished by Calmer's words? No, for he had in his bosom a spike named Bitterness which could not by words be done away." -- Ulysses, James Joyce #reading

"What is an evil man? The man is evil who coerces obedience to his private ends, destroys beauty, produces pain, extinguishes life." -- The Star King, Jack Vance #reading

I'm always interested in following debut novelists and here are some of my fav who have been published by some of my fav publishers recently.

My best pie yet. Blueberry lemon with toasted merengue and a vanilla nutmeg crust.

"Universally that person's acumen is esteemed very little perceptive concerning whatsoever matters are being held as most profitable by mortals with sapience endowed to be studied who is ignorant of that which the most in doctrine erudite and certainly by..." -- Ulysses, James Joyce #reading

I'm suffering through the "Oxen of the sun" section of Ulysses. I think I admire this novel more than I like it.

"Perhaps he longed to see his father after so many years of separation; perhaps a thousand times before then, recalling his childhood as if in sleep, he had driven away the loathsome ghosts of his childhood dreams, and longed with all..." -- The Brothers Karamazov, Fyodor Dostoevsky #reading

"With grace of alacrity towards the mirror gilt Cantrell and Cochrane's she turned herself. With grace she tapped a measure of gold whisky from her crystal keg. Fourth from the skirt of his coat Mr Dedalus brought pouch and pipe. Alacrity she served." -- Ulysses, James Joyce #reading

Pitching a movie to Pixar about the "whees!" born from every popped cork of champagne. Kids are gonna love it.

"Her secrets: old feather fans, tasselled dancecards, powdered with musk, a gaud of amber beads in her locked drawer. A birdcage hung in the sunny window of her house when she was a girl." -- Ulysses, James Joyce #reading

I want Netflix to start releasing new cuts of movies made for people who actually watch them without looking at their phones. 90 minutes tops. The "I Pay Attention" Cut.

If you, like me, want to keep abreast of issues, interests, and creative ideas coming out of a mostly diasporic Latinx community this list is for you. Some of the most interesting content I get in my feed comes from writers here.

"Endless, would it be mine, form of my form? Who watches me here? Who ever anywhere will read these written words? Signs on a white field." -- Ulysses, James Joyce #reading

I'm sure Joyce intended these reading conditions.

"Many people are honest simply because they’re fools." -- The Brothers Karamazov, Fyodor Dostoevsky #reading

How it went in June. I finished only one book in June but read many pages of The Brothers Karamazov. July is devoted to Ulysses. That's right, my time has come. This year's Summer Reading Project 2026 is Joyce's mostly unread masterpiece. You'll be seeing my highlighted quotes soon.

"If Shakespeare had never existed, he asked, would the world have differed much from what it is today? Does the progress of civilization depend upon great men? Is the lot of the average human being better now than in the time of the Pharaohs?" -- To the Lighthouse, Virginia Woolf #reading

"“No, not really repentant, don’t write that down. I’m not good myself, gentlemen, that’s the thing, I’m not so beautiful myself, and therefore I had no right to consider him repulsive, that’s the thing. Perhaps you can write that down.”" -- The Brothers Karamazov, Fyodor Dostoevsky #reading

I love checking out what other people are reading, especially when they have great taste, so I made this list of some of my fav readers who stay on top of what's new and must read in the world of upmarket and lit fiction.

"You see, gentlemen,” Mitya frowned, “it seems to me that you have no right to question me about my feelings. You are empowered, I understand that, but this is my business, my inner business, an intimate thing, but …" -- The Brothers Karamazov, Fyodor Dostoevsky #reading

"All of us here, if I may be so bold as to express myself on behalf of all, all of us are prepared to recognize you as a young man who is noble in principle, though one, alas, carried away by certain passions to a somewhat inordinate..." -- The Brothers Karamazov, Fyodor Dostoevsky #reading

The USMNT is looking very strong so far in this cup. We have some real stars on the team. Shout out to my Cottagers bringing up the rear!

"They live only for mutual envy, for pleasure-seeking and self-display." -- The Brothers Karamazov, Fyodor Dostoevsky #reading

"Miusov and Ivan Fyodorovich were already entering the Superior’s rooms when a sort of delicate process quickly transpired in Pyotr Alexandrovich, a genuinely decent and delicate man: he felt ashamed of his anger." -- The Brothers Karamazov, Fyodor Dostoevsky #reading

I made a list of some of my favorite accounts with aspiring writers actively working to get their voices heard. These writers are querying, publishing, and posting about works-in-progress.

I regret not spending more time on my day moves.

"“There is no immortality either.” “Not of any kind?” “Not of any kind.” “Complete zero? Or is there something? Maybe there’s some kind of something? At least not nothing!” “Complete zero.” “Alyoshka, is there immortality?” “There is.”" -- The Brothers Karamazov, Fyodor Dostoevsky #reading

I had to say goodbye to my old friend Uma on Monday. She was my dog for 14 years. Though I know she lived a long and happy life I'm still devastated. The house is empty without her.

"He glowered, clenched his teeth, his fixed stare seemed to become still more fixed, more intent, more terrible … Which made it all the more unexpected when, with inconceivable swiftness, his face,..." -- The Brothers Karamazov, Fyodor Dostoevsky Richard Pevear Larissa Volokhonsky #reading