Another long, unintentional hiatus comes to an end as we finally pick Sherwood Anderson’s Winesburg, Ohio back up in the third chapter. Not too much personal stuff from the Literate Loser, but three reviews instead: one each of a film, a novel, and an album. 00:00 ? 01:17 Hi! 01:17 ? 03:46 Where I’ve [...]

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The near-completion of my graduate thesis means a return to Sherwood Anderson’s Winesburg, Ohio. There’s also time enough for a thesis update, a summary of the eHarmony situation, reflections on approaching 40, and a review of Swing Vote, the new Kevin Costner film. Click here to download Literate Loser #24. email me: mail at literate loser [...]

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In this transitional episode, we wrap up our discussion of Mark Twain’s Pudd’nhead Wilson and get right into our next selection, Sherwood Anderson’s Winesburg, Ohio. I wax somewhat philosophical on turning 39 years old, and talk a little bit about an addition to my daily routine. Hint: It has to do with [...]

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I had high hopes for this installment of the Literate Loser, but didn’t discover until I was pretty much done that I’d had problems with the USB microphone, and so I had to use the onboard microphone, which isn’t nearly as good. There’s quite a bit of noise here, but hopefully you can fight [...]

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Somebody kills someone with someone else’s knife in chapter 19 of Mark Twain’s Pudd’nhead Wilson, and I finally get around to reading the long-promised treatise by Twain on how Scotland’s Sir Walter Scott turned every U.S. Southern gentleman into a colonel or general and thus was hugely responsible for the Civil War. Then I [...]

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Wow. These interludes are getting to be a bad habit! But the Loser returns with a rather long selection from Mark Twain’s Pudd’nhead Wilson, followed by a very short explanation of the Master’s thesis and a quick list! 00:00 — 01:51 Hello 01:51 — 25:49 Mark Twain’s Pudd’nhead Wilson, chapter 18 25:49 — 44:00 Three Stinkers [...]

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A short chapter this week means lots of babbling. I follow the pivotal chapter with a long story about a friend’s experience with the online dating service. The Harry Potter trivia contest is still live, too! 00:00 — 02:43 Hello 02:43 — 14:49 Mark Twain’s Pudd’nhead Wilson, chapter 17 14:49 — 32:38 The [...]

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The best chapter of Mark Twain’s Puddn’head Wilson so far! I actually gasped aloud when I read this chapter to myself late last week! Don’t skip over it! In more somber news, the great Lloyd Alexander died on May 17 and I didn’t find out until last night, so I present an extremely humble, [...]

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We enter the final third of Mark Twain’s Puddn’head Wilson, and Tom becomes truly despicable (finally), making it a bit easier to pick sides. I finally complete the online dating-service questionnaire, and announce the second Harry Potter Trivia Contest. I recorded this at a lower audio quality, but the file size is about the same [...]

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