Ian McLeod

Ian McLeod is an author and entrepreneur from the humid depths of Dixie. His books include the pop-satire DARWINVERSE series, and three books of poetry--BILGE PUMP OF A TURGID MIND, VALVE COVER GASKET OF THE ENGINE OF DESPAIR, and LAUNCH EVERYTHING; LET GOD SORT IT OUT

February 19, 2021

Art·Culture·Literature

Poetry and You

As Poet Laureate for the Men of the West, I suppose I’m uniquely qualified to write this article. But mostly I’m plagiarizing my old college lit prof, Dr. C., who deeply influenced

June 29, 2019

The Duty Of Student Loan Forgiveness

Editor’s Note: Our resident Poet Laureate, Ian Mcleod, shares his thoughts on Student Loan Forgiveness. You can read more of our thoughts on Student Loan Forgiveness here. Time to take a position nobody expects. Student loan forgiveness is an economic,

February 25, 2019

Dead Tree Version — Chapters 7-8

February 22, 2020

When the Millennial Learns To Hate

Art·Literature·Religion

A Most Logical Conclusion To All Of The Unanswerable Questions Necessitated By Materialism Of Any Sort

February 19, 2023

For him Februaries came in two flavors: and the savory one he’d only tasted once. Food, like most Februaries, like this one, tasted like ash by that point. A heart is a

Culture

Cooking With Ian: Spicy Bacon

February 27, 2021

I don’t really consider this recommendation a proper recipe, but bacon is always the right decision no matter how you make it. But one thing that I’ve found to up my bacon

Philosophy·Religion

Eye for Wisdom

February 25, 2021

Part of my intentional exile into "The Wilderness" involved some spirituality that, shall we say, was unorthodox and wrong. But in my studies there I found some bizarre coincidences. The reason I'm

Art·Culture·Literature

Dec. 20th, 2012

December 26, 2020

Editor’s Note: Ian is offering up The Bilge Pump of a Turgid Mind, his first book of poetry, for free on Amazon. This offer is good until December 29, 2020. You can

Art·Culture

Cooking With Ian: Rum Ham

December 26, 2020

Editor’s Note: We decided to make today an Ian day. He first posted this at his own site. In the traditional style of recipe writing… I’m a huge Always Sunny fan and

Culture·Family·Literature·Religion

Influential Works: Christmas 2020

December 24, 2020

Editor’s Note: Ian posted this at his own site. You can leave comments for him here or there. My dear ol’ dad posted a Facebook post about the dearth of Latin Christmas

Culture·History·Literature

The Forgotten Inkling

November 10, 2020

Charles Williams. He’s not an easy man to write about and there will be more about him later, but he and T.S. Eliot were best friends, he was also buddies with J.R.R.

Culture·Enemies·History·Politics

Review: COVER UP: THE AMERIKANTS

October 12, 2020

I wrote this in 2017 on Facebook. This is an edited version for the blog! Watched this documentary on Amazon about the Americans who went to the USSR during the Depression… Cover

Culture·Fitness

Cooking With Ian – Salmon Patties

October 9, 2020

One of the simplest staples you can make. They’re freaking delicious and easy. Slightly modified from the “back of can” recipe. In a medium pyrex bowl, combine: 1 can salmon 2 large

Culture

Cooking With Ian – The Gatsby

October 7, 2020

One of my favorite recipes, yet another random discovery on some long-forgotten cooking blog, this South African steak masala sandwich will become one of your favorites as well. This is a recipe

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