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reviewed Storyworthy by Matthew Dicks

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Storyworthy (2018)

 5 stars

"A 30-time StorySLAM champion shows readers how to improve their storytelling skills, and how doing …

Short Notes on Storyworthy

5 stars

I read this book to re-visit my story telling skills and improve narration for projects to come, which are sitting around on my work desk. And it was great again to hear about 5-Seconds moments of transition, of storyworthy moment-collections, of movies in your (and your audiences) head, of how to craft and build story lines with „But“ and „Therefore“ connectors. Do you need to read it? Well, not if you are not planing to tell more of your stories to people at tables, stages and in writing. But if you want to go onto this adventure, I wholeheartedly recommend it.

reviewed Occult Features of Anarchism by Erica Lagalisse

Occult Features of Anarchism (Paperback, 2019, PM Press) 4 stars

In the nineteenth century anarchists were accused of conspiracy by governments afraid of revolution, but …

Short Reflection on Occult Features of Anarchism

4 stars

This was a rather short read. Feels incomplete and pointed instead of neatly woven. It has its points in the right analysis of neglect of idea history parts that do not favor the current perception of what is needed in anarchist practices (or to draw wrong traditions). A bit too much focussed around Freemasons, could have written more about (or at all) heretic Christian anarchists (I.e. the Dutch or Belgian, the American settler communes (Owenites are mentioned in two paragraphs)).

The book should be longer.

  • Good for name dropping and connections,
  • bad on what actually connects them (beyond a few points and adjectives, I was a bit sad about that).
  • Theosophy is named a few times, but no compelling story is told, just hinted. Goldman vs. Krishnamurti was fun to discover.
  • Good for sources and references.
  • Mysticism (meister ekkehard) is not mentioned enough, as well as Spinozist traditions (Landauer, Rocker, …