I’ve read The Epic of Gilgamesh several times, and it never fails to amaze me how accessible something so old can be. If you’ve ever read a comic book or watched a superhero movie, you might recognize a lot of elements from Gilgamesh, the legendary tale of a real king of Uruk in the 2nd millennium BC/BCE.…
I listened to the audiobook of this short story yesterday (as part of an Audible exclusive collection of short stories called Trespass: Take a Walk on the Wild Side), and I thought I would attempt to write a review. Not an easy task for me, since Stephen Graham Jones’ writing usually leaves me speechless. He…
As the first month of my World LiteraTour project nears its end, I have to be honest – I very quickly reached the end of my journey with learning Sumerian. There’s only so far you can go without committing to it entirely. However, I don’t consider that a fail at all, because I really enjoyed…
I have a hard time settling on favourite authors in the same way that I have a hard time settling on favourite musical artists. My taste is both eclectic and vaguely specific, meaning I like a little bit of a lot of things but I’m always looking for That Certain Something that I can’t quite…
The Kesh Temple Hymn is the oldest piece of literature ever found, dating back to around 2600 BC/BCE. Stop and think about that for a moment – many people today consider a literary work “old” if it pre-dates themselves, but this poem pre-dates almost everything that has ever been written by human hands. Many of…
Hello! Thanks for checking out this list of my most anticipated book releases of 2025. A lot of what I read is over a century old, but there are several contemporary authors and genres that I love and eagerly reach for. So, while I’ll be reading a lot of classics from all over the world…
Hello! Welcome to my first post about the ancient language of the Sumerians. I’ve been watching some lessons and doing some research this month, and I thought I would share what I’ve learned so far. (If you would like to watch the lessons I’ve gleaned most of this information from, you can find them here.…