“I was a man who thrived on solitude... The darkness of the room was like sunlight to me.” — Charles Bukowski...

"Ham on Rye" is a semi-autobiographical novel by Charles Bukowski, offering a gritty and poignant portrayal of his adole...

We drank heavily, and one morning I woke up with the worst hangover I ever had, like a steel band around my head.”May 01, 2025

“The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confide...

How sadness protected a young Bukowski.

A little light reading.

The problem with world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.May 01, 2025

What matters most is how well you walk through the fire.

They forces aren’t going to let you sit around fucking-off and relaxing. You’ve got to do it their way.

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Lifesize Charles Bukowski doll, in stores now!

You’re the Big Lebowski. I’m Bukowski. Or Buk, if you’re into the whole brevity thing.

obody can save you but

yourselfMay 01, 2025

Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead.

May 01, 2025

People are strange

In 1992, right before the George Bush vs. Bill Clinton presidential election, an editor wrote to Charles Bukowski and aske...

In a capitalistic society the losers slaved for the winners and you have to have more losers than winners. What did I thin...

I was drawn to all the wrong things: I liked to drink, I was lazy, I didn't have a god, politics, ideas, ideals. I was se...

Love is a Dog from Hell by Charles Bukowski is raw, gritty, and unapologetically human.

May 01, 2025

It was true that I didn’t have much ambition, but there ought to be a place for people without ambition, I mean a better...

And we don’t care about anything…