In Between

I've told you about how I'm reading George Singleton's paranoid, vertiginous high comedy WORK SHIRTS FOR MADMEN, because after all, it matters to the nation what people with "blogs" are reading. But I forgot to tell you what I read in between the Singleton book and NIGHTMARE ALLEY. Okay, so now I'll tell you: two short books by Lynda Barry. One was called THE FREDDIE STORIES. The other was ONE HUNDRED DEMONS. Lynda Barry is good! You will like her. May I just lay this on you: ONE HUNDRED DEMONS, much like ANAGRAMS by Lorrie Moore, makes reference to Jerry Lewis. (Pictured, Marlys. She is one of Lynda Barry's finest creations.)