In a world with so much suffering, in a world where few are happy and many are troubled, how can I be so concerned about myself? The world needs you, needs your love and sympathy and generosity. This site formerly called "The End is Near." While I still believe that, the new title is a response to that belief. This site is monitored by the federal government.

Twitter

Home
Fiction, Misc.
Books, Reviews
The Bleak Philosophy
On Writing
Poetry

Category: Probation

My Real Problem, and Violette Leduc

Diary 7/29 to 7/31/22: The joys of polygraphs; losing Dr. Hill; better than a funk; the perils of pee bottles; Social Security is my hero; Cinemondo; Hemlock Club; Russell

Rate this:

Alan Carl Nicoll Authors, Book Reviews, Depression, Diary, Hemlock Club, Movie Reviews, Novelist Notes, Probation, The Writing Life Leave a comment July 31, 2022July 31, 2022 5 Minutes

Believable Fantasy, Surprise Gifts, and Good Movies

Diary, 5/17 to 5/20/22: Ghostbusters: Afterlife; better fantasies; fabulous Turandot; McAfee woes; Natalie Belikova artwork gift; praising Highsmith; turn inward; Hitchcock and Chomsky.

Rate this:

Alan Carl Nicoll Art, Authors, Computers, Creativity, Diary, Hemlock Club, Movie Reviews, Probation, The Writing Life Leave a comment May 20, 2022 5 Minutes

“Bans Off Our Bodies” and “Against Mysticism”

Diary 5/12 to 5/14/22: Protest planned in Bakersfield; empathy; dreamlets; "Charles Adolphus Spree"; fiction writing and contentment; Wittgenstein; WordPress stats; The World Needs Me; philosophy club?

Rate this:

Alan Carl Nicoll Diary, Dreams, End of the World, Fynn novel, Hemlock Club, Neuroscience, Novelist Notes, Philosophy, Probation, Self-guidance, The Writing Life Leave a comment May 14, 2022 7 Minutes

Tautou and the End of the World

Diary, 4/23 to 4/25/22: WordPress woes; juice extractors and smoothies; Ensure strawberry flavor; supertasters; American justice and interrupted sleep; loving Audrey Tautou; Shute's On the Beach; and other stuff.