PinnedBenjamin OblerLiterary Art at the Junction of Life and DeathA hybrid factual account / report from the editorial trenches, with some lessons for novelists deeply encodedApr 9Apr 9
Benjamin OblerThe Sock Thief of ParisHe hangs by his fingertips, the sock thief who has been making headlines and causing gossip in the seventeenth district — called an…Mar 29Mar 29
Benjamin OblerThe Fascinating FaceThe face is a fascinating thing. Over thousands of years, through evolutionary necessity, humans have evolved a complex system for…Mar 6Mar 6
Benjamin OblerBlogs as Art?Recently, Longreads published a piece exploring the place of the blog in the literary space. Thirty years has passed since the first blog…Nov 6, 2023Nov 6, 2023
Benjamin OblerFairy God RockerRecollections upon the passing of Chris Cornell. From the archive, 2017Oct 31, 2023Oct 31, 2023
Benjamin OblerThe Gaslight ChroniclesAnother home-brewed piece à la The New Yorker’s Shouts & Murmurs column — from the archive, Jan 2019Oct 21, 2023Oct 21, 2023
Benjamin OblerJudy & Merv: A Case of Technophilic Colonization of a Heartening Love StorySomething from the vault to get us through 2023Sep 8, 2023Sep 8, 2023
Benjamin OblerPatience and Perspective in Zone 3Fiction writers, celebrate your success and accept the failures.May 16, 2023May 16, 2023