Archive - CheeseburgerGothic

June 2025

Border control at Mordor's Gate.

I ran into an old mate while I was out walking my dog this morning.

Jun 26 •

John Birmingham

Does this look to you like a dog who didn’t steal an extra-large cartoon of eggs?

Jun 24 •

John Birmingham

Caffeine chapel.

I like walking in winter.

Jun 17 •

John Birmingham

What I did on my weekend.

A la Bonne Franquette

Jun 16 •

John Birmingham

Take a note. You got some work to do, Tim Apple.

I bought myself a new dictation rig, like actual physical hardware, this week.

Jun 10 •

John Birmingham

I'm in the middle of a five-week treatment for some kind of skin cancer on my chest.

Jun 9 •

John Birmingham

I found myself home alone last night, and with my new Neff oven finally installed, I figured it was time to check out some features.

Jun 4 •

John Birmingham

The grand ballet of steel.

I was reading the early reports of Ukraine’s drone strikes on Russian strategic bomber bases, wondering ‘where have I read this before/?’

Jun 2 •

John Birmingham

Why I Don’t Tell You What These Characters Look Like

Over the weekend, a reader hit me up with one of the best questions I’ve been asked about the Cruel Stars trilogy.

Jun 1 •

John Birmingham

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