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A.O. Monk
A.O. Monk
Oct 14 · 12 min read
Joaquin Phoenix, as the Joker, with crisp clown makeup on, including blue triangles above and below his eyes, and a red smile
Joaquin Phoenix, as the Joker, with crisp clown makeup on, including blue triangles above and below his eyes, and a red smile

About Joker

A.O. Monk
A.O. Monk
Oct 4 · 3 min read

Book Review: Love Sex Fear Death, ed. Timothy Wyllie and Adam Parfrey

The Process Church, which started in 1966, was out of step with the times in many ways: the group eschewed drugs and drug use; their priests dressed all in black, with Mendes goats on their robes; they openly…

A.O. Monk
A.O. Monk
Oct 4 · 6 min read
The cover of Swim Through the Darkness by Mike Stax, showing a close-up portrait of Craig Smith, a young handsome white man.
The cover of Swim Through the Darkness by Mike Stax, showing a close-up portrait of Craig Smith, a young handsome white man.

Book Review: Swim Through the Darkness, by Mike Stax

A.O. Monk
A.O. Monk
Oct 3 · 10 min read
The cover of Somebody to Love, showing a black-and-white photograph of Freddie Mercury with a rainbow overlay.
The cover of Somebody to Love, showing a black-and-white photograph of Freddie Mercury with a rainbow overlay.

Book Review: Somebody to Love, by Matt Richards and Mark Langthorne

A.O. Monk
A.O. Monk
Aug 15, 2017 · 5 min read

Endless Holiday

Young, dumb, spiritually numb,” the sallow man laughed. “That’s me. That’s you, too.”

“No,” I said, turning away. His eyes were black pits. If I looked at them too long, I knew I'd fall in. Don't ask me how I knew, because I can't tell you.