Monthly Archives: September 2026

Lost in the Great Utah Flood

Posted on September 24, 2026 by williamjcobb

The El Nino we’re now experiencing seems to have thrown a monkey wrench in the weather gears.  Continue reading →

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Seinfeld Scoop: Elaine’s Grouchy Dad Modeled on Novelist Richard Yates

Posted on September 15, 2026 by williamjcobb

I can’t post about the genius of Richard Yates fiction without recognizing that he is immortalized in a Seinfeld episode: “The Jacket,” Season 2, Episode 3. Continue reading →

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The Death of Realism & Richard Yates’ Genius

Posted on September 9, 2026 by williamjcobb

A master of Realism, Richard Yates is like a J.D. Salinger who has grown a pair. Or the flip side of John Cheever. Continue reading →

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The Altered States of Stuffed Animals

Posted on September 5, 2026 by williamjcobb

My daughter cohabits with approximately 427 stuffed animals. If this were like the early days of The Book of Genesis and the skies were to open and deluge us with forty days and forty nights of rain, we could repopulate the Earth with our own Noah’s ark. Continue reading →

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“Silo” as Tormented A.I. Captives

Posted on September 3, 2026 by williamjcobb

I’m glad to see the dangers of A.I. cropping up in pop fiction and film. I’ve used it myself, in such stories as “Camp America” (available here: see the website banner for link to the file). Continue reading →

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