Monthly Archives: March 2018

The Plot against America

Posted on March 21, 2018 by Scott Abbott

“There’s a plot afoot all right, and I’ll gladly name the forces propelling—hysteria, ignorance, malice, stupidity, hatred and fear. What a repugnant spectacle our country has become! Falsehood, cruelty, and madness everywhere, and brute force in the wings waiting to … Continue reading →

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Homage à Brian Evenson

Posted on March 17, 2018 by Scott Abbott

I’ve just read Brian’s little book called Reports. It has inspired me to write a report of my own, which follows:   A Report on a Fickle Ficus   It is not really the ficus that is fickle, but referring to … Continue reading →

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My Lucky Day

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Scott Abbott

A letter from Germany’s most important literary publisher!   It’s from their royalty department! I’ll be able to pay off my credit card, or maybe my mortgage. My contribution to the volume, 2.5 pages, gives me a share of the … Continue reading →

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Selling Academic Indulgences

Posted on March 10, 2018 by Scott Abbott

Just over 500 years ago, Martin Luther, professor at the University of Wittenberg, tacked up his 95 theses to announce a forthcoming debate. In dispute was the practice of selling indulgences by which the buyer received forgiveness for sins committed … Continue reading →

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Angels in America

Posted on March 4, 2018 by Scott Abbott

Last night, in the small but ambitious “An Other Theater” in Provo, Utah, we saw Part One of Tony Kushner’s Angels in America. Our friend and colleague and wonderful actor Kim Abunuwara played Hannah (and, as Kushner suggests, she also played … Continue reading →

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The Plot against America

Posted on March 2, 2018 by Scott Abbott

Then the Republicans nominated ___ and everything changed. . . . and so his nomination by the Republicans . . . assaulted, as nothing ever had before, that huge endowment of personal security that I had taken for granted as … Continue reading →

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