What are you reading?
I finished the Barry Levine Jeffrey Epstein profile āThe Spiderā and now Iām doing a simultaneous re-read of Rules of Attraction by Brett Easton Ellis, and āI Always Find Youā by John A. Lindqvistā¦ the rumor is that the third book is going to hit America on the 21st, so if that happens, I want to have just re-read it, but sadly I only have it in paperback, so I canāt read it before bed.
I like to read until I actually slip off to sleep, so my Kindle is better for that since thereās no lamp to fiddle with and it turns itself off. Itās also easier for me to hold on to with my stupid knitting induced carpal tunnel. 
When I was a teenager I loved Doonsbury. Zonker Harris was my favorite, of course. My brother loved the comic strip and got me into it. I also used to love the underground comics. Zap, The Fabulous, Furry Freak Brothers and Fat Freddies Cat.
I pulled out an old Doonesbury compilation book and started in on it. Most of the context is a little bit lost, you kind of have to put yourself back into that mindset of the early 70ās and what was topical at the time. Watching the Questlove Soul Festival documentary made me nostalgic more than usual I guess.
I often think that in the context of depression and anxiety, the fact that Peanuts resonated with me so strongly before I was even 10 should have been a red flag to someone. I checked out every anthology from the library multiple times and wanted to be a Sunday cartoonist, but none of my strips had any jokes in themā¦ very similar to Peanuts.
Hmmm, I had never considered that loving Peanuts would raise any red flags. You are very artistic and everybody has to be influenced by what they love. A lot of us loved that strip and others for all sorts of different reasons.
A while ago I had the pleasure of a transatlantic meeting with Willy Vlautin. My friend Peter made a podcast of itā¦ you can listen here: https://app.springcast.fm/9698/kees-schepel-in-gesprek-met-willy-vlautin
The intro is in Dutch, the rest is English.
Enjoyed listening to it, Kees!
Thanks for sharing. It was good to hear your voice again! 
āI have to put my glasses onā¦ā 
I rarely read in my free time, but when I do itās almost always poetry. I really love Iain S. Thomasā work. With that, reading his newest release The Truth of You: Poetry About Love, Life, Joy, and Sadness:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1524860441/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I finally broke down and ordered the Australian translation in paperback of X: I Am the Tiger from some Canadian reseller for twice the list price. If itās being released in the US, I canāt find evidence of it, and I want to read it before the baby comes.
Iām reading the Forsyte Saga, itās so good! Super gossipy and funny. I love his use of language around the colors in clothing and rooms, it strikes such an interesting contrast to everything else going on.