Better Than Friday - 9 (Patreon)

1. In the Pipeline: Blood, Bone, and Marrow: a Biography of Harry Crews 

A bio of the one and only Southern Gothic Georgian madman, author of 'Feast of Snakes'. 

2. My Friend (in his 30's) is fighting Stage 4 Cancer - These are his writings. 

One of my best friends, a cinematographer and writer, Corey Drayton, who was often there for me during the death of my father, was diagnosed with Stage 4 Cancer last year. 

It's an unfathomable, horrific situation, but his writings are an extremely valuable insight into one man's life and battle, raw and uncompromising. 

https://www.penumbra.online/

Should you wish to support him, you can do so here. 

https://www.gofundme.com/f/coreycancercoreycancer

3. What I'm Watching

Louisiana Channel Interview with Michel Houellebecq 

In my opinion, he's one of the greatest living authors. 

I was a fan after reading The Elementary Particles 

I can't wait for Serotonin which is coming out next month.

4. An Important Thought I'm Thinking

Do more on less projects. 

I've left so much on the table by overestimating my abilities to accomplish multiple goals simultaneously. 

Had I focused on optimizing 1 or 2 systems, I may have accomplished more. 

5. The Snake Preacher 

Because of the Harry Crews biography, George Went Hensley came to mind. 

What a character. 

A native of rural Appalachia, Hensley experienced a religious conversion around 1910: on the basis of his interpretation of scripture, he came to believe that the New Testament commanded all Christians to handle venomous snakes.

Bet you can't guess how he died.