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Sing Backwards and Weep by Mark Lanegan

Interestingly, Nirvana is having a resurgence currently. Mark Lanegan was also perched on that same 90s wave but never lived up to his potential. Unlike more successful 90s icons, he somehow survived. Mark was athletic, an alcoholic and non-compliant from a young age and his mother and father did not nurture him. At 18, heContinue reading “Sing Backwards and Weep by Mark Lanegan”

Priest Daddy by Patricia Lockwood

Patricia Lockwood shares her memories of life growing up in the Midwest of America with her father who underwent “the deepest conversion on record”. His change from atheist to a catholic priest occurred after being locked in a submarine watching the exorcist while serving in the navy. The memoir tracks her return to her family’sContinue reading “Priest Daddy by Patricia Lockwood”