Himself the Ghost of His Own Father

A special Bloomsday/Fathers Day edition. On Ulysses, synchronicities, and Bass Pale Ale.

As many of you know, June 16th is Bloomsday—a celebration of Ulysses, which was set on that date in 1904. This year, the date also falls on Fathers Day—a fact that anyone who has read the book would appreciate.

The book is strongly on my mind lately, as I began this year by rereading it. January and February were a deep immersion in Joyce, and I consumed…