I started Interminable Rambling in August 2015. On this site, I provide reflections on African American, American, and Southern Literature, American popular culture and politics, and pedagogy. Interminable Rambling arose out of the blog I maintained for the Ernest J Gaines Center. There, I wrote about items in the center’s archives, Gaines’ works, and texts that related to Gaines and Louisiana. When I moved on from the center, I started Interminable Rambling as a way to maintain a writing schedule.
Like me, my wife enjoys reading, and her birthday is December 21. Her birthday’s proximity to Christmas always makes it a challenge to get her something, notably because she always says, “I don’t want anything because we need to save uo for Christmas.” A few months ago, I came across someone on social media who…
While T’Challa serves as the narrative center of Don McGregor, Billy Graham, and Rich Buckler’s “Panther’s Rage” story arc in Jungle Action Featuring: Black Panther, the series contains numerous supporting characters who have their own tragectories over the course of the arc. One of these is Kantu, a nine-year-old boy who appears in almost every issue…
Recently, I examined some of Billy Graham’s layouts and panels in Jungle Action Featuring: The Black Panther #11. Since then, I can’t stop thinking about this issue and the ways that it confronts the physical and psychological destruction caused by war and hatred. It reminds me, in some ways, of Rick Remender and Daniel Acuña’s Escape, a series I have written…
During the Holdiays, as I am wont to do, I went to some bookstores to stock up on reading material for the first part of the new year. When I went into Books a Million, I saw an end cap with some recent books for 60% off. I perused the shelf, picking up a newer…
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