I seem to express myself best lately in angry podcasts for World BEYOND War, the very worthy global nonprofit where I’ve worked since 2018. Why can’t I ever just … Read the rest
I spent the final days of 2023 desperately scrambling to complete two episodes for the two podcasts that represent the clashing sides of my brain.
I was possessed by a superstitious idea that I needed to launch both episodes before 2024 began – a superstition I probably manufactured as a … Read the rest
Judih Weinstein Haggai, a huge-hearted haiku poet, teacher, mother, grandmother and longtime friend of Literary Kicks, has been missing since October 7 from Kibbutz Nir Oz near the border of Gaza where she lived with her husband Gad. We have been waiting since that terrible day in hope that Judih … Read the rest
I stumbled upon our society’s most fascinating enduring metaphor by chance. Clicking around on iTunes, I noticed that I owned six different songs called “Ship of Fools”.
But these weren’t six different versions of one song. “Ship of Fools” was not a classic cover song, like “Dancing in the Streets” … Read the rest
If you’ve heard any recent news coverage about the peace agreement between Iran, USA, UK, France, Germany, Russia and China that will hopefully move forward this week, there’s a good chance this is because the opposition in USA has been so noisy. We’ve seen big headlines about Republican hawks inviting … Read the rest
You may have heard about Wittgenstein’s poker, or Wittgenstein’s nephew, or Wittgenstein’s mistress, or Wittgenstein’s ladder. For some reason that I don’t fully understand, people like to read books about Wittgenstein’s stuff.
Well, it’s fitting that Ludwig Wittgenstein shows up in a lot of postmodern novels … Read the rest
D. G. Myers, a celebrated literary critic, professor and blogger, died quietly of cancer in late September. For many like me who only knew D. G. Myers through his writings and online presence, his death was no surprise. We had read about it on A Commonplace Blog or in Time … Read the rest
I always wondered how I would react if I ever found somebody else using the “Litkicks” name.
I can’t see myself ever sending a “cease and desist” letter through a lawyer. That just wouldn’t be my style, and it would betray the various vague but passionate stances I have taken … Read the rest
Two children’s books I loved as a kid (and still love as an adult) have been republished in attractive new editions. Whether you’ve read these two books before or not, they are awesome and well worth checking out.
Funny thing, a trollish article titled “Against YA: Adults Should Be … Read the rest
