Originally posted on parallax: dVerse Poets – Open Link Night Photo: found on pinterest.com “A witch ought never to be frightened in the darkest forest … because she should be sure in her soul that the most terrifying thing in the forest was her.” Terry Pratchett I Cannot Be Sure The darkly raven fixes me…
via I Cannot Be sure – a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon — Megha’s World
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Surrounded by the Halloween spirit because I have small children and I like trashy television, I got interested (again) in continuities between ancient monsters and modern storytelling. Inadvertently, this week has become werewolf week. I started with a reference to turning into wolves in Plato. Then, led by the Oxford Classical Dictionary, I delighted in […]
via Werewolf Week Continues: Byzantine Verse on Lycanthropy — SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
There is a Byzantine didactic poem based on Greek medical treatises. Thankfully, it does not skip the good stuff. The poem is from a collection of didactic verses attributed to Michael Psellos of Constantinople who lived and worked in the 11th century CE. The text comes from the Teubner edition of his poems edited by L. G. Westernik […]
via Byzantine Verse on Lycanthropy for Werewolf Week — SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
Writing is a profound and elemental aspect of life. A form of communication, a method by which man tries to feel less lonely. Even though it may appear to be a simple gesture, deeply rooted in our culture and tradition, writing is sometimes subject to odd habits and superstitions.
There are many great fiction authors and many great nonfiction authors, but obviously a smaller number of authors who’ve written excellent books in both categories. The skill sets for each category are similar in certain ways and different in others. Many novels contain at least some of the level of research we often find in […]
via Authors Who’ve Excelled at Fiction and Nonfiction — Dave Astor on Literature
Have you ever read just one novel by an author — her or his most famous work — but then waited years to read some of their other, lesser-known books? I’ve done that, and am not always sure why. Perhaps part of it involves wondering if a different novel by that author would be as […]
via From One to More: Widening Our Reading of Certain Authors — Dave Astor on Literature
Dark Divinations Edited by Naching T. Kassa It is the height of Queen Victoria’s rule, the world is powered by steam and seen by gaslight. Fog swirls in the street, while in the parlor, hands are linked. Pale and expectant faces gaze upon a woman, her eyes closed and shoulders slumped. The medium speaks, her […]
Inhalt von “Serotonin” in 3 Sätzen: Der Protagonist von “Serotonin” mit dem etwas umständlichen Vornamen Florent-Claude hat genug von seiner unbefriedigenden Existenz. Freundin, Wohnung, Job: alles lässt er eines Tages hinter sich, um allen Ballast loszuwerden und vor allem, um über sein bisher gelebtes Leben nochmal gründlich nachzudenken. Seine Reise durch Frankreich führt ihn zu…
via Literatur in 300 Wörtern (55): Michel Houellebecq – Serotonin — Sommerdiebe
wind in the poplars hisses sea-whispers and booms over the hills with the bellowing notes of the organ of the deeps rain on the meadow falls a flurry of steely grey tossed by the wind moving on leaves crystal drops on window panes moon tossed from cloud to herringbone cloud the ocean sky […]
On the cover of Catriona McPherson’s latest crime novel Ann Cleeves calls it ‘disturbing.’ Obviously in a complimentary way, but disturbing is disturbing. A facebook friend – I forget who – mentioned reading it and said what a great book it was, but perhaps not for bedtime. I immediately decided I wouldn’t read it, and […]
I received a review copy from the publisher. This does not affect the contents of my review and all opinions are my own. Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky Mogsy’s Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars Genre: Horror, Mystery Series: Stand Alone Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (October 1, 2019) Length: 720 pages Author Information: Website | Twitter So, wow, lots to unpack […]
via Book Review: Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky — The BiblioSanctum
Those of you who do not know who Frederic Beigbeder is, he’s French writer, literary critic and a TV presenter. He created a bunch of awards, was awarded a bunch of awards, wrote some good stuff, wrote some bad stuff, and was once arrested for snorting cocaine off the hood of a car. He’s become less and […]
via Frederic Beigbeder: French Literature’s Enfant Terrible — irevuo
Art is supposed to make you feel something, right? And what more can you ask from a book other than to be moved by it in such a way that you end up shedding a few tears? Also, psychologists claim that crying is kind of good for releasing stress and making you stronger emotionally, so […]
This is the first book I am reading for Diverse Detectives Month hosted by WoCReads. (Or rather the first three books 🙂 ) I decided to start with a book which had a collection of Byomkesh Bakshi mysteries. After finishing one book, I decided to read another and then another. I think there are only […]
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