Welcome to my life, Lamy 2000… I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

Weather report, 08may2020.

Meanwhile, at Parenthetical Recluse… Words Forgotten / Public Service Announcement.

Coronavirus researcher killed in Pennsylvania murder-suicide, police say, via The Washington Post.

Three Nonprofits Are Teaming Up to Pay Artists to Create Images That Combat Widespread Misinformation About Coronavirus, via artnet.

Want to Avoid the Next Pandemic? Hire a Devil’s Advocate, via Foreign Policy.

100 Days Into COVID-19, Where Do We Stand?, via Medscape.

A Massive International Sting Operation Spanning 103 Countries Has Recovered Thousands of Stolen Artworks and Antiquities, via artnet.

SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 still holds the crown for me… Every Mario game, ranked, via The Washington Post.

While I’m still and forever tinkering with forms and formats to best integrate my newsletter, this space, and my main blog, I’ve reached the point where it’s little tweaks here and there — but those little tweaks make a world of difference.

Reading, 07may2020.

A hot water heater moved / flower boxes re-re-re-installed / a writing lesson taught: and so goes the afternoon.

EarBliss, 07may2020: CENIZAS, by Nicolas Jaar.

Meanwhile, at Parenthetical Recluse… Here Among These Divergent Bildungsroman Timelines.

Chatted with my best friend from music school for the first time in almost 15 years. Damn, I missed him.

Watching, 06may2020: SANSHIRO SUGATA, dir. Akira Kurosawa (1943).

Jedi Jorkie.

Finished Jhumpa Lahiri’s THE NAMESAKE: her place among my favorite authors remains a fortified station. Brilliant, moving book.

Meanwhile, at Parenthetical Recluse… Returning to the Broadcast Woodshed.

After a few weeks, I’ve reached the “upgrade to annual subscription” stage of love with Drafts.

Ingenious: ‘The Blacklist’ Uses Graphic Novel-Style Animation To Finish Season 7 Finale Cut Short By COVID-19 Shutdown, via Deadline.

I Spy podcast: The Survivor, via Foreign Policy.

A Trove of Counterfeit Middle Eastern Antiquities Intercepted at Heathrow Points to a New Front in the War Against Art Scammers, Experts Say, via artnet.

Classic GREEN LANTERN Duo MARZ & BANKS Return to Shine the Green Light On KYLE RAYNER’s Rookie Year, via Newsarama.

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer begins testing coronavirus vaccine in people, via The Washington Post.

Archaeology offers clues to pandemic rebounds from the past, via phys.org.

Stunning: Henrique Alvim Corrêa’s Illustrations for The War of the Worlds (1906), via The Public Domain Review.

On the eventual project/experiential toiling docket: podcasting and microcasting. Produced one long ago, and miss interviewing cool people. Also want to experiment a bit with the form, see what messes I can make.

Oh, Lamy 2000, you will soon be mine.

Tuesday.

Meanwhile, at Parenthetical Recluse…Of Mask-Outings and Babu Frik Midpoints.

Reading, 04may2020.

Day one of Ohio’s “Responsible Re-Start” and I’ve been hearing sirens all morning. Let the good times roll, I suppose.