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,

May 14, 2020

Influential Works VIII – Starship Troopers

February 25, 2019

Dead Tree Version — Chapters 7-8

Art·Culture·Literature

Influential Works IX – Cordwainer Smith (Intro)

October 2, 2020

(I’ll be devoting this post to a brief bio of Smith, and this book, but the short stories and novellas will be important next time. And then we’ll come back and examine

Culture·Fitness

Cooking With Ian – Khay Jiao

October 1, 2020

So many recipes start with a story. But this doesn’t, but I’ll write one after. This is a Thai-style omelette, as I prefer to cook it. However, I will explicate as we

Culture

Recipe: Orange Chicken

May 16, 2020

Editor’s Note: Ian first posted this at his site. The other Sunday, I did the whole “cook for my bros” thing as has been a weekly thing of late. I took an

Art·Culture·Literature

Influential Works VII – The Raven

April 18, 2020

Edgar Allan Poe–favorite poet of goth teenagers, Lovecraftian horror fans, and other denizens of fine non-chain coffee-shops all across the fruited plain. Poet and author, he was inventor of what became the

Literature

Sans mythe, il n’est pas un homme

April 15, 2020

Regale me with tales of woe and glory, of heroes at resplendent feasts and maidens kidnapped by Zeus-as-beast. Leave out the unpleasant parts, and avoid witches and dark arts. In fact, just

Art·Culture·History·Literature·Philosophy

Influential Works VI – Ovid

April 9, 2020

Given the rhyme, it may be important to point out that Ovid ain’t COVID, and there isn’t an ancient Roman conspiracy theory involved here, despite the disease’s transformation of our society over

Art·History·Literature

Influential Works V – A Modest Proposal

March 24, 2020

This work, if any, was one of the most influential on my own development as a writer. I’m going to keep this one brief, because it’s a relatively short book and you

Culture·Literature

Influential Works IV – The Hollow Men

March 23, 2020

Surely you know this poem by T.S. Eliot. You’ve heard bits and pieces, quotes. You’ve seen Apocalypse Now. It’s so influential as to almost be overused, but there is a reason for that:

Culture·Finances·History·Nationalism·Politics·Student Loans

When the Millennial Learns To Hate

February 22, 2020

This is a rant and a polemic, not an academic exercise. And “ok boomer” is an acceptable response to boomers. I live in the Humid Depths of Dixie, on the outskirts of

Culture·History·Literature

Influential Works III – William Faulkner

February 20, 2020

Part II As a reminder, this is not a review series. This is not an explicatory series. It is a “Why does it matter?” series. I write under the assumption you know

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Ian McLeod

Poetry and You

The Duty Of Student Loan Forgiveness

Influential Works VIII – Starship Troopers

Dead Tree Version — Chapters 7-8

Influential Works IX – Cordwainer Smith (Intro)

Cooking With Ian – Khay Jiao

Recipe: Orange Chicken

Influential Works VII – The Raven

Sans mythe, il n’est pas un homme

Influential Works VI – Ovid

Influential Works V – A Modest Proposal

Influential Works IV – The Hollow Men

When the Millennial Learns To Hate

Influential Works III – William Faulkner

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