Part 2 - Chapter 56: Time and Time Again Analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 2 - Chapter 56: The Field Journal, Eleven Lost Days, Domestic Animals, Moveable Feasts, the Bodleian Library, the Full Moon, Resurfacing

Hello! My analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 2, Chapter 56 is up. Mason's story of his wanderings through the lost eleven days.

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My fortnightly preparation for these excellent episodes is to read the text, read Weisenburger, listen to the audiobook, read @oedipaskvass.bsky.social's substack, listen to the relevant Slow Learners and Pynchon in Public podcast episodes, then keep rereading it. Still learns new things from them!

Part 2 - Chapter 55: America's Teleology Analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 2 - Chapter 55: Feng-Shui, Zarpazo, Iron and Lime, the Industrial Revolution, Zhang Transforms, Acts of Violence, the Thermometer

Hello! My analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 2, Chapter 55 is up. A flash forward in time when Zhang speaks of Feng-shui.

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Part 2 - Chapter 54.2: Captives in Love Analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 2 - Chapter 54.2: The Mohawk River, Sir William Johnson's Estate, Eliza Fields, the West Line,

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Part 2 - Chapter 54.1: Dreams of Freedom Analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 2 - Chapter 54: The Chinamen, the Ghastly Fop, Ethelmer's Reading, the Toll-House, Captain Zhang, the Escape

Hello! My analysis of the first half of Mason & Dixon, Part 2, Chater 54 is up. Zhang and the Captive's escape.

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Mason & Dixon - Part 2 - Chapter 53: The Captive's Tale Analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 2 - Chapter 53: Doubt and Uncertainty, Captured, the Great Lakes, Jesuit College, Père de la Tube, Sky Messages, the Sisters, the Wolf's Lectures

Hello! My analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 2, Chapter 53 is up. The infamous Captive's Tale!

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Part 2 - Chapter 52: Forgotten Histories Analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 2 - Chapter 52: The Enoch Brown School Massacre, Winter, Coats, Braddock's Expedition, the Weavers' Rebellion, Raby Castle, Sledding, Christmastide Again

Hello! My analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 2, Chapter 52 is up. The survey party heads back east and ponders on some pieces of forgotten history.

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Part 2 - Chapter 51: The Divine Comedy Analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 2 - Chapter 51: Analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 2 - Chapter 51: Pranks, the Black Dog, Antietam, Staphel Shockey, the Cavern

Hello! My analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 2, Chapter 51 is up. The survey party witnesses representations of God and the devil, heaven and hell.

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9 - The Presocratics (9) - Diogenes of Apollonia: A Breath of Life (and Wrap-Up of Presocratics) On Diogenes and his reversion to Milesian philosophy rather than the continuation of Eliatic philosophy

New FREE philosophy post, covering the least known Presocratic, Diogenes of Apollonia, plus a wrap-up on all the Presocratic philosophers.

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Part 2 - Chapter 50: Invisible Empire, Alien World Analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 2 - Chapter 50: Chesapeake, The Rabbi of Prague, Back Inhabitant Taverns, the Golem, America Invisible, Timothy Tox

Hello! My analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 2, Chapter 50 is up. Dixon arrives at a backwoods Inn and learns about the Golem.

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Part 2 - Chapter 49: A Mountain to the West, a River to the East Analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 2 - Chapter 49: Trans-Susquehanna, Factory Farming, High and Low Society, the Appalachians, Kabbalist Conspiracies,

Hello! My analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 2, Chapter 49 is up. The lands across the Susquehanna.

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Up Next: Last Stories and Other Stories by William T. Vollmann. My third to last work of fiction by him (until the new release).

Part 2 - Chapter 48: Eastern Promises Analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 2 - Chapter 48: Hipster Coffee Shops, the North Line, Fort Pitt, the Wedge Again, Darby and Cope in Disguise, Back West, a Package from Maskelyne

Hello! My analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 2, Chapter 48 is up. Mason and Dixon are called back east to finish mapping the northern segment of the Tangent Line.

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Part 2 - Chapter 47: From Earth to Sky Analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 2 - Chapter 47: Mathematical Corrections, the Susquehanna River, Lightning Strikes, a Letter from the East, Nathe's Milk-Maids, Galactica

Hello! My analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 2, Chapter 47 is up. Mason and Dixon reach the Susquehanna River.

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The Nesting Door: Chapter 1 Chapter 1 of my work in progress

For paid subs, chapter 1 of my novel in progress is available in the Premium section of the Pynchon stack.

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7 - The Presocratics (7) - Empedocles: The Four Elements On Empedocles, his notion of the four primary elements, and his desire to be known as a God

Wrote about Empedocles and his idea that everything was built on air, water, fire, and earth, with a little bit of love and strife to bring it all together. And his supposed godhood.

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Part 2 - Chapter 46: Roads of Sin Analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 2 - Chapter 46: Overseer Barnes, the Seven Deadly Sins, Mrs. Eggslap, Stig's Anger, Nathe McClean, Archibald McClean, a Letter to Murray

Hello! My analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 2, Chapter 46 is up. Mason, Dixon, and the survey party carrying the seven deadly sins westward.

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Part 2 - Chapter 45: Analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 2 - Chapter 45: The Duck Goes West,

Hello! My analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 2, Chapter 45 is up. Musings on American mythology.

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Fewer than 1,000 subs a year ago today (and it took over a year to even get there). Happy to say we have broken 2.5k and still growing. Spread the good word of Pynchon! Thanks to all for your support.

6 - The Presocratics (6) - Zeno and Melissus: Paradoxical Pedantry On Zeno and Milessus, two men who took Parmenides' monadism and both solidified and evolved his thought

New premium post for Exegesis of Empire is up: Zeno and Melissus

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Part 2 - Chapter 44: The Survey Party Analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 2 - Chapter 44: Ley-Lines Again, the Westward Line, Rose Quartz, Jonas Everybeet, the Sales Pitch, Darby and Cope, Matthew Marine, Moses Barnes, Mr. and Mrs. Price

Hello! My analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 2, Chapter 44 is up. The survey party forms and begins its journey west.

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You may end up loving them all then. That was by far my least favorite so that bodes well. I’m also very OCD about book chronologies.

Part 2 - Chapter 43: How to Become a Billionaire Analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 2 - Chapter 43: Newark Delaware, Maskelyne's Promotion, Mason's Wrath, On Elevations of Power, Dixon's Suggestion

Hello! My analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 2, Chapter 43 is up. Mason and Dixon reunite and learn of their path forward in America.

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5 - The Presocratics (5) - Anaxagoras: The Cosmologic Gene Pool On Anaxagoras and his distillation and visionary additions to metaphysical and epistemological philosophy

New free post on Exegesis of Empire is up. Anaxagoras (one of my favorites)

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Definitely read The Rifles. It’s his second best that I’ve read.

And give one of the others a try to see if they vibe with you more.

Part 2 - Chapter 42: Our Nuclear Future Analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 2 - Chapter 42: Gambling Losses, a Tale of a Tub, Austra Insulted, Wade and the Astronomers, the Rifle, Escaping the Estate, Felípe the Eel,

Hello! My analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 2, Chapter 42 is up. Mason and Dixon escaping Lord Lepton's estate.

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I’m not huge on historical fiction of that sort and they’re just too long and repetitive usually imo. But for what they are, they’re very good, just not so much my thing. Other than The Rifles and a good amount of Fathers

I’ve read 4/5 of them. Out of the four, I loooved one (The Rifles), liked one (Fathers and Crows), didn’t care for one (Argall), and really disliked another (Ice Shirt).

Part 2 - Chapter 41: Das Kapital Analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 2 - Chapter 41: Elementary Particles, the Invisible Hand, Iron-Plantations, Lepton's Estate, Forms of Labor, the Calvert Agent, Lady Lepton, Great Chains, Elite Taboos

Hello! My analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 2, Chapter 41 is up. Mason and Dixon at Lord Lepton's estate.

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Part 2 - Chapter 40: Prescriptive Ideologies Analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 2 - Chapter 40: 18th Century Manhattan, Alt-Aesthetics, Brooklyn, the Sons of Liberty, Textbook Marxism, Fair and Foul

Hello! My analysis of Mason & Dixon, Part 2, Chapter 40 is up. Mason's travels north to New York City.

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