Monthly Archives: November 2023

For the Sake of Darkling Playfulness: Michael Brodsky’s “Invidicum” Part Three

Posted on November 30, 2023 by Mark Kerstetter

Packet Five: The aesthetics/ethics dyad I want now to produce a two-headed packet; it really needs two heads, trust me (by the way, this is not the first time Invidicum has recalled for me Brodsky’s novel Dyad, but I digress). … Continue reading →

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Consciousness as a Sledgehammer: Michael Brodsky’s “Invidicum” Part Two

Posted on November 30, 2023 by Mark Kerstetter

Packet Two: The art of fiction is a weird activity Because Henry James and weirdness were issued on the same breath the Rubicon has brought us successfully to Packet Two. Borges thought James’ The Abasement of the Northmores one of … Continue reading →

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Michael Brodsky’s “Invidicum” Part One

Posted on November 30, 2023 by Mark Kerstetter

I am at a loss how to begin a “review” of Michael Brodsky’s astonishing opus Invidicum (published by Tough Poets Press and illustrated by the great Michael Hafftka), not only because I’ve never read anything like it (apart, that is, … Continue reading →

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