John W Buaas
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John W Buaas
@johnwbuaas.bsky.social
Retired Prof. of English, living in Wichita KS. PhD in 20c. Am. Lit. Proud husband, father. Inordinately fond of Mexico City. Surname rhymes w/ Louis.

Books read in 2025: https://bsky.app/profile/johnwbuaas.bsky.social/post/3lerufociu22y
OT: I'll be visiting the DF next month--my first time back in 10 years.
December 3, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Faulkner, Absalom, Absalom!
Proust, Remembrance of Things Past
Carlos Fuentes, either Terra Nostra or Christopher Unborn

(I don't know if this one fits the prompt, but it also came to mind: David Markson, Wittgenstein's Mistress)
December 3, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Neither for jewelry nor for foreign policy should one ever go to Jared.
December 3, 2025 at 12:44 AM
(Very) Honorable Mentions:

Hall & Oates
Drive-By Truckers
December 3, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I guess it's pointless to remind this administration that these funds have already been approved by Congress and signed into law by Trump himself.
December 2, 2025 at 10:48 PM
And Shelley?
December 2, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Related: Some time ago, someone here asked a teenager not what their favorite albums were but what their favorite songs were, and the teen replied, "You mean, my favorite *parts* of songs?"
December 2, 2025 at 3:12 PM