About this site

Swimming(H) In Trash is a place where Jim Vane talks about interests often perceived by others as Trash: comic books, horror movies, professional wrestling, and other so-called cultural detritus.

This site is more of a blog than a newsletter, so keep that in mind if you decide to sign up for email updates tbh

Jim is based in the Greater Boston area and he is originally from Brooklyn, so you'll probably see some regional interests and contexts pop up here and there. "Jim Vane" is an alias he uses to keep this sort of content separate from other online writing and work.

If you're in search of additional Trash, you can find Jim over at Letterboxd and Bluesky.

If you're wondering "who is this clown" you are not alone my friend. I've had a few blogs here and there over the years, mostly about comics. If you were Extremely On Twitter ten or fifteen years ago, you might know me from stuff like CK1Blogs (lois) or occasional contributions to the Fake AP Stylebook account. If nothing in that previous sentence resonates with you, feel free to ignore.

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