A Dream

People sometimes ask if I ever use material from my dreams as inspiration for my work. My umbrella answer is: No, because dreams are too patchy in their plotting. Deceptive, also: often I have shaken myself awake believing I had captured a gem of a story in my subconscious ramblings; but once the smoke surrounding the oneiric stage clears, I find myself holding unremarkable gravel.

This is due,

A Dream

Aphorism #35 Think over Things, most over the most Important.

Aphorism #35 Think over Things, most over the most Important.

All fools come to grief from want of thought. They never see even the half of things, and as they do not observe their own loss or gain, stillless do they apply any diligence to them. Some make much of what imports little and little of much, always weighing in the wrong scale. Many never lose their common sense, because they have none

Aphorism #35 Think over Things, most over the most Important.

Muppet Clown

I want to know if I have any shot at becoming a writer. Please let me know what you think?

I have had a plethora of strange experiences in my life. In this instance, I will start with the earliest one that I remember.

I had an active imagination as a kid. I had imaginary friends that I would talk too, even when I was around actual people. I can account for all of these imaginary friends as

Muppet Clown

Gilles Deleuze's Critique et clinique: Literature and life

I've been given this assignment at school (Literature and Language) in which I need to engange with this text of Deleuze's, but I have almost no experience with his thought, aside from a few quick videos, texts and short interviews. I've taken some Heidegger (Being and Time) classes and I know some very basic Plato, Aristotle, Kant, Kierkegaard, Marx, Nietzsche plus an even more basic notion of ot

Gilles Deleuze's Critique et clinique: Literature and life

The Dove's Circuit

Dressed in saintly albino-white feathers,
The Dove curls in flight down to amber-waved shores
For his first visitation.
The pigeons embrace him as one of their own,
For he is not one of their bumptious brood,
Given to rancorous squawkings and feuds.
How refreshing! A bird that strolls without strut,
That's surrounded by jays and jacksnipe preeners,
That casts a bright light on these avians

The Dove's Circuit

A request for poetic literature recommendations...

I've always felt that one reason I fell for Ray Bradbury's writing as a boy was his prose poetry style, in which he paints pictures with words, the sound and shape of the words is as important as the content, it feels luxurious to read. Recently, when I read Steppenwolf, I was reminded of this love of mine by Hermann Hesse's poetic style, and realized there had been too few of such works in

A request for poetic literature recommendations...

Aphorism #34 Know your strongest Point--

Aphorism #34 Know your strongest Point--

your pre-eminent gift; cultivate that and you will assist the rest. Every one would have excelled in something if he had known his strong point. Notice in what quality you surpass, and take charge of that. In some judgment excels, in others valour. Most do violence to their natural aptitude, and thus attain superiority in nothing. Time disillusionises us t

Aphorism #34 Know your strongest Point--

Graham Greene

Is he the best British writer of the 20th century or what???

Graham Greene

Aphorism #33 Know how to Withdraw.

Aphorism #33 Know how to Withdraw.

If it is a great lesson in life to know how to deny, it is a still greater to know how to deny oneself as regards both affairs and persons. There are extraneous occupations which eat away precious time. To be occupied in what does not concern you is worse than doing nothing. It is not enough for a careful man not to interfere with others, he must see that they d

Aphorism #33 Know how to Withdraw.

Happy birthday, Maximilianus!

Party on!:party:

Happy birthday, Maximilianus!

Aphorism #32 Have the Reputation of being Gracious.

Aphorism #32 Have the Reputation of being Gracious.

Â’Tis the chief glory of the high and mighty to be gracious, a prerogative of kings to conquer universal goodwill. That is the great advantage of a commanding position--to be able to do more good than others. Those make friends who do friendly acts. On the other hand, there are some who lay themselves out for not being gracious, not on account o

Aphorism #32 Have the Reputation of being Gracious.

Sculpting Parf

his crumbling greedy notepad scrabbled deeply with the scratchings of middlebreathing slandermouthed constables of inclusion, it appeared that the rat was afoot, the great scheming screaming bahamut of reason annotated with the diecast protocol of solitude.
his black box was ready for extraction, pulling the scalding gold out of the rectified rectums of rambunctious rapscallions, unreasonably shu

Sculpting Parf

Orwell on Gissing

I have read before that George Gissing was George Orwell's favourite author. I came across this webpage, which surprisingly appears to be Russian, on Orwell's review of Gissing's work.

Orwell on Gissing

Moses' farewell Address to his people (Deut 32:1-52)

PARASHA "HaAZINU" (give ear to "Shirim Moshe" ) The song of Moshe

DEUT: 32:1-52.................2 SAM 22:1-51...................ROM 10:14-11:12

Shabbat Shalom,

In this Parasha, Moshe is giving his "farewell" speech to his people, we can divide it up in three parts;
1. Calling the "Heavens and earth" as witnesses. Torah says that in having witnesses to anything, there should be "at leas

Moses' farewell Address to his people (Deut 32:1-52)

new member

Hello, I'm an unpublished author banging around the Internet in search of new outlets. Hm, that seems to be sufficient for now... --WC

new member

Emily Dickinson's poems as song lyrics

Hi there,

I'm curious to hear opinions about these songs,
in which Emily Dickinson's poems are presented as sung lyrics:


Each that we lose takes part of us;
A crescent still abides,
Which like the moon, some turbid night,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3eega6xzHU

and:

Nature rarer uses Yellow
Than another Hue.
Saves she all of that for Sunsets
Prodigal of Blue

Emily Dickinson's poems as song lyrics

The Journey

Two praying mantes were holding the reins of their respective horses, their eyes

scanning the wasteland with grim impatience for any kind of landmark or sign of life.

"I think we should make camp soon." Says the mantis with a feathered cap. "Just

another league, we may as well make use of these horses while we have them." Responds

the swarthy mantis. "Why do you say that?" Queries Featherc

The Journey

Aphorism #31 Select the Lucky and avoid the Unlucky.

Aphorism #31 Select the Lucky and avoid the Unlucky.

Ill-luck is generally the penalty of folly, and there is no disease so contagious to those who share in it. Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it. The greatest skill at cards is to know when to discard; the smallest of current trumps is worth more than the ace of trumps of the last game. W

Aphorism #31 Select the Lucky and avoid the Unlucky.

intro to "Cipher"

An excerpt from the introductory chapter to a story I'm writing *about a chemist who synthesizes a drug that personifies itself in his psyche, taking him on a surrealistic adventure across alternate dimensions as he seeks the answers to life's biggest questions. I've never written a story before, mostly prose and poems. I'm looking for general feedback. Thank you :)

"Cipher"



***"What is

intro to "Cipher"

intro to "Cipher"

An excerpt from the introductory chapter to a story I'm writing *about a chemist who synthesizes a drug that personifies itself in his psyche, taking him on a surrealistic adventure across alternate dimensions as he seeks the answers to life's biggest questions. I've never written a story before, mostly prose and poems. I'm looking for general feedback. Thank you :)

"Cipher"



***"What is

intro to "Cipher"

Cider with Rosie alert.

BBC 1 this Sunday at 8.30pm. A brand new adaptation. (Or you can watch Downton Abbey instead:Yawn:)

Cider with Rosie alert.

can anyone place this quote

Hello, I have a quote by D H Lawrence: "Everyone must bear their own troubles and eat their own speck of dirt." Can anyone tell me which works or letter this quote originated?

can anyone place this quote

Aphorism #30 Have naught to do with Occupations of Ill-repute,

Aphorism #30 Have naught to do with Occupations of Ill-repute,

still less with fads that bring more notoriety than repute. There are many fanciful sects, and from all the prudent man has to flee. There are bizarre tastes that always take to their heart all that wise men repudiate; they live in love with singularity. This may make them well known indeed, but more as objects of ridicule than of rep

Aphorism #30 Have naught to do with Occupations of Ill-repute,

has tested very well in the past

has tested very well in the past

has tested very well in the past

hi all! I am a new user and looking for a co-operation from all.

My wish

I wish to soar high
with feet grounded to rest
just can't keep flying

I wish to reach the heights
With firm foundation
No tremor could jolt

I wish to earn fame
By playing a fair game
So it stays forever the same

hi all! I am a new user and looking for a co-operation from all.

Preface to lyrical ballads and Daffodils

Question: Critically analyse "DAFFODILS" or "I wandered lonely as a cloud" according to Wordsworth's own critical values and poetic diction in the Preface to Lyrical Ballads. Does it have the desired effect? Does W.W. follow his own points in the Poem? (1500-2000 words) Please answer this question i am in need of help. i cannot understand the question. please help... I need the answer by tomorrow

Preface to lyrical ballads and Daffodils

Magic potion ?

Can you give me a drink that will take me to the fifth dimension ?
The ethereal worlds have given me an invitation

I have a chance to cross the heavenly ponds
And travel to the worlds beyond

If i can this flight board
I can , the celestial bridge, ford

Magic potion ?

for the first time this week on

for the first time this week on

for the first time this week on

What`s his name?

Robinson Crusoe has always been one of my favourites, but when working on a new adaptation for German readers I stumbled in the very first paragraph.

"I was born in the year 1632, in the city of York, of a good family,though not of that country, my father being a foreigner of Bremen, who settled first at Hull. He got a good estate by merchandise, and leaving off his trade, lived afterwards at

What`s his name?

Introduction

Hello,
I am New Member of your forum site.
Please Guide me

Introduction

please come dad

I want you dad
When i'm alone.
I need you badly
Dad, the road is too dark
Without you.
If growing means
i shall not stay with you.
O my Lord, no need to move on my life
I want to stay as i before
Oh my dad please come back
Site with me
I'm here waiting for you
I'm lonely
😢😢😢

please come dad

Aphorism #28 Common in Nothing.

Aphorism #28 Common in Nothing.

First, not in taste. O great and wise, to be ill at ease when your deeds please the mob! The excesses of popular applause never satisfythe sensible. Some there are such chameleons of popularity that they find enjoyment not in the sweet savours of Apollo but in the breath of the mob. Secondly, not in intelligence. Take no pleasure in the wonder of the mob, for ignor

Aphorism #28 Common in Nothing.

Fyodor Dostoevsky (Here It Comes)

There is no doubt that Fyodor Dostoevsky is the most read Russian author. He is also the most quotable. From his middle work The House Of The Dead:

"I'll wash your feet... and drink the water."

Fyodor Dostoevsky (Here It Comes)

Reserved Space For My Poetry

1 Oh what a wonder it is
When Winter ceases to make my hair frizz.

Reserved Space For My Poetry

Looking for the title of a book (big family, riddle, piece of paper)

Hi everyone

One of my students asked me if I know the title of a certain book she read back when she was a kid. It doesn't ring a bell at all, but I was hoping you guys could help me out. Here's her description:

"I have a vague idea of what it was about but i can't remember the name. It was a funny book and it has also been filmed. It's about a family, a very big one cuz there were loads of

Looking for the title of a book (big family, riddle, piece of paper)

Speck of Outreach

I like drinking a strong cup of pitch black coffee in the chilly autumn mornings when you can hear the wind blazing outside and the trees wavering back and forth, and when my stomach is utterly empty of any usable source of energy, which has all been drained during the night in order to fuel my dreams of whom i can usually barely recall but the most tiniest, picturesque details; the ones that affe

Speck of Outreach

Submission by Michel Houellebecq

The Financial Times began its review of Submission thus:

In chapter 52 of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Edward Gibbon speculated about an alternative turn of history. Had Charles Martel not stemmed the tide of Muslim conquest at the battle of Poitiers in 732, he wrote, “perhaps the interpretation of the Koran would now be taught in the schools of Oxford, and her pulpits might demons

Submission by Michel Houellebecq

Thumbs up Never read so many classics since I discovered ebooks !

Hi everyone :-)

I am just sharing my personal experience. I used to read lots of novels when I was young, but much less since I started working. I used to spend more time surfing on the web than reading a book. On my 40th birthday, my best friend offered me an ebook reader. That was a revelation. So easy and pleasant to use, so many books we can store!
I have started with reading all classic n

Thumbs up Never read so many classics since I discovered ebooks !

Greetings

Hello, I am really pleased to join this forum. .and I hope to be learn much things from you..and also to be active and usefull. . Good day

Greetings

Aphorism #27 Prize Intensity more than Extent.

Aphorism #27 Prize Intensity more than Extent.

Excellence resides in quality not in quantity. The best is always few and rare: much lowers value. Even among men giants are commonly the real dwarfs. Some reckon books by the thickness, as if they were written to try the brawn more than the brain. Extent alone never rises above mediocrity: it is the misfortune of universal geniuses that in attemptin

Aphorism #27 Prize Intensity more than Extent.

Sphinx, The King of South Philadelphia

Inspired by Freddie from the Florida Panhandle.

Sphinx was born in the southern most point of Philadelphia, raised in the city, and has no plans on ever leaving the south of Philadelphia. Because in that section of American land, he’s that dude.

Everyone that knows Sphinx — and trust me, everyone knows Sphinx — can tell you the things Sphinx cares about. He’s a comple

Sphinx, The King of South Philadelphia

Robert Frost

Great Robert Frost quotations?

From his poem The Armful "But I may be one who does not care / Ever to have tree bloom or bear."

Robert Frost

hiii i am new here

Hellow friends i am new here..me a girl. Lecurer in a college and busy with my research work...pls help me how cud i make better my english 😊 and im interested about study

hiii i am new here

Where do you get yours?

Newspaper reporting has become so extreme in its political bias and so utterly negative, that it is virtually useless as a source of information. "The popular press" has abandoned all pretence of publishing "news" in any serious sense of the word and has recently found an even deeper bottom to race to. The BBC is still excellent, but is coming under more and more Murdoch inspired political pres

Where do you get yours?

Aphorism #26 Find out each Man's Thumbscrew.

Aphorism #26 Find out each Man's Thumbscrew.

Â’Tis the art of setting their wills in action. It needs more skill than resolution. You must know where to get at any one. Every volition has a special motive which varies according to taste. All men are idolaters, some of fame, others of self-interest, most of pleasure. Skill consists in knowing these idols in order to bring them into play. Knowing a

Aphorism #26 Find out each Man's Thumbscrew.

How Jyotiprakash said Hello to his fellow Reading Circle

Hi Friends,

'Namaste'..!!!

How are you all? Let me introduce myself.

I am Jyotiprakash Nayak from India. I am a research scholar. I am doing my research on World Literature and Regional literature. As a part of it I have started with Amitav Ghosh's The Hungry Tide and Aranyak: Of the Forest(1936) by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay.

I feel nice to be a part of this forum, and Thank the mak

How Jyotiprakash said Hello to his fellow Reading Circle

history worrys

every story has
a glory
and every glory has
gory
and every gory ends
in hurry
could it be worry
tragedy's bully
that is the hoard
to this itory?
I feel I pass
over this scurry
or else the words
that tie my
stories may
crumble
fall
beyond a sorry
making history
misery's glory

history worrys

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WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Dean Ambrose

D.H. Lawrence

Dear friends. I am reading "Sons and lovers" by Lawrence. It is an interesting and up to now curious story. But written at the begining of the twenty Century it contains some strange words. One of these is "cobbler". As everyone knows a cobbler is someone who repairs shoes but in the context of the paragraph that word is used as it was a toy. William one of the character says to his mother "Well I

D.H. Lawrence

Greetings

Hi everybody. My native language is Spanish, very nice, but I love English and I've got used to join this kind of forum. Hope I can find answers to my questions. Thanks:smile5:

Greetings

Looking for a work that deals with the topic "ideal"

Hi. I hope this is the right place to ask.

I am looking for literature where I can find something on the idea of "ideals". Ideal as in, the things one might hope to achieve or obtain as opposed to reality.

I know I'm being a bit vague, I just need some literature I can work with for a school project on the topic of "reality and ideal" in book xy.

If anyone has any ideas I would be gratefu

Looking for a work that deals with the topic "ideal"

Aphorism #25 Know how to take a Hint.

Aphorism #25 Know how to take a Hint.

Â’Twas once the art of arts to be able to discourse; now Â’tis no longer sufficient. We must know how to take a hint, especially in disabusing ourselves. He cannot make himself understood who does not himself easily understand. But on the other hand there are pretended diviners of the heart and lynxes of the intentions. The very truths which concern us most c

Aphorism #25 Know how to take a Hint.

antdude your resident English cop/ enforcer

Hi everyone.

As a native English speaker I have come away from this forum bewildered by the sheer hypocrisy.

This moderator seems to be enforcing grammar rules yet does so in broken English and routinely makes grammar mistakes and spelling errors while enforcing the grammar policy.

The whole thing is just so incredible I had to tell you people!

http://ift.tt/1OmYKSl

antdude your resident English cop/ enforcer

Happy Birthday Moses! 120 candles!

PARASHA: "VaYelech" (and he went)

DEUT: 31:1-30...................ISAIAH 55:6-56:8....................ROM 7:7-12

This is the final dialog that Moshe gives to the people. It is believed that these final chapters of D'barim (Deuteronomy) were written by YeHoshua (Joshua) recording the final days and speech of Moshe.
Seems like Moshe spoke these words on his birthday, He tells his people "I

Happy Birthday Moses! 120 candles!

The Wonderful Wizard of Aus

This is what the night could have been. This is what the night should have been; and if I had another chance, this is what the night would have been.

I wore all black as I came to Clarke Quay & you wore the most arresting smile I ever did see. I was with my friends and you with your brother, but it quickly became apparent we had eyes only for each other. My mind can’t remember how or why you ca

The Wonderful Wizard of Aus

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Adventure of a US Girl in Ancient China

Prologue
The day broke fine and clear. The sun showed his ruddy face above the horizon and clambered out by degrees. His face then turned radiant and dazzling. It was the Valentine Day in 2004—the day for lovers to meet. Linda was a blonde with sky-blue eyes and a model's figure, exactly the type akin to a goddess in Greek mythology. She was a senior in a local high school in Bergen County, New J

Adventure of a US Girl in Ancient China

Aphorism #24 Keep the Imagination under Control;

Aphorism #24 Keep the Imagination under Control;

sometimes correcting, sometimes assisting it. For it is all-important for our happiness, and even sets the reason right. It can tyrannise, and is not content with looking on, but influences and even often dominates life, causing it to be happy or burdensome according to the folly to which it leads. For it makes us either contented or discontented w

Aphorism #24 Keep the Imagination under Control;

To be a great writer, all you have to do is cens the English language up the censored

Warning: please do not read this if you have a problem with sex!

To be a great writer, all you have to do is **** the English language up the ***!

Note: please do not ban me from this Internet literary site for writing this, thank you.

And this is part of the reason that literary sites are dying and social media is taking off. Although many sites practice more censorship than this one...

To be a great writer, all you have to do is cens the English language up the censored

Debi Does Dalliance

[COLOR="#008080"]Debi Snotenlocker, the Real Housewife of East Hogwash, is one stressed-out woman. Along with a less-than-attentive spouse and a disapproving mother-in-law, she has to deal with a petulant daughter and a set of particularly rambunctious triplets. Even getting a little R & R takes an effort. When temperatures - and tempers - rise, poor Debi can’t take the heat. Let’s see if she can

Debi Does Dalliance

The Great Gatsby

I have read this book couple of weeks ago, watched the movie with Leonardo Di Caprio, keep listening this soundtrack https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yoj2I6ZJLx8 and...cannot stop thinking about Gatsby. There are a lot of love stories in literature, but this one is so unique... the Great man, indeed... Surprisingly I understood that this book is not about love. It just shows that we need

The Great Gatsby

A novel on the life of Percy Bysshe Shelley

The Paper Boat by Elizabeth McKague (604 pages) is a novel based on the life and work of the Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822). The novel begins in Pisa, Italy, nine months before Shelley’s death and flashes back to trace his vigorous interior and multifarious exterior life. The book exhibits extensive and thorough research and although most of the scenes stem from accurate historical

A novel on the life of Percy Bysshe Shelley

Aphorism #23 Be Spotless:

Aphorism #23 Be Spotless:

the indispensable condition of perfection. Few live without some weak point, either physical or moral, which they pamper because they could easily cure it. The keenness of others often regrets to see a slight defect attaching itself to a whole assembly of elevated qualities, and yet a single cloud can hide the whole of the sun. There are likewise patches on our reputatio

Aphorism #23 Be Spotless:

Dear Bob

Hey everyone,
I'm new to the forum but wanted to tell you all a little about myself. I was born in Ireland, now living in USA. I have had Haunting published with fiftywords.com, A Fond Farewell with 101 words, and will be bringing out the first in my trilogy,The Anathemas, in Feb 2016. Currently I have a children's book on Kindle Scout, [URL="http://ift.tt/1QJCG2t

Dear Bob

Dimensions of Durable Peace.

Peace be on you.
The splendor of being Muslim is in the strength of Faith and understanding of the reality of Islam.
> Faith means to fully give up the self to Allah, and to practice His directives.
> The reality of Islam is to save oneself from every evil while keeping eyes on directives of Allah and to make the way of peace for others too.

If the Muslim world understands this, durable pea

Dimensions of Durable Peace.

Aphorism #22 A Man of Knowledge to the Point.

Aphorism #22 A Man of Knowledge to the Point.

Wise men arm themselves with tasteful and elegant erudition; a practical knowledge of what is going on not of a common kind but more like an expert. They possess a copious store of wise and witty sayings, and of noble deeds, and know how to employ them on fitting occasions. More is often taught by a jest than by the most serious teaching. Pat knowledg

Aphorism #22 A Man of Knowledge to the Point.

The Test - A work of minimalism, based on my real experience with dyslexia.

0/16: as expected, the lowest mark in the class. I might as well accept that I can't learn. I don't evɘn ɔare ɒnymore.

The Test - A work of minimalism, based on my real experience with dyslexia.

"And so by the end of that remarkable

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The Mighty Dead: Why Homer matters, by Adam Nicolson.

The Mighty Dead: Why Homer matters, by Adam Nicolson

Nicolson was sailing round Southern Ireland when a storm struck and the book he happened to have with him (the Odyssey) leapt into life. As the waves crashed over his little boat threatening to destroy him utterly, the words which he had been forced to study at school as though they were mathematical formulae, became real and relevant an

The Mighty Dead: Why Homer matters, by Adam Nicolson.

Indelible Marks of Love

The caretaker of my dreams:
girdled my hearth
with her warm blanket
over the years
covered my bough
with chiseled rings,
reams of indentured pulp,
fibrous stencils
etched with memories
sealed with love

then with nurturing hands
pruned my searching limbs
opened my tender buds
stitched each seam
with chlorophyll-laced dreams
wove in the silken texture
distinct lines baring
the transcript of our lov

Indelible Marks of Love

Aphorism #21 The Art of being Lucky.

Aphorism #21 The Art of being Lucky.

There are rules of luck: it is not all chance with the wise: it can be assisted by care. Some content themselves with placing them-selves confidently at the gate of Fortune, waiting till she opens it. Others do better, and press forward and profit by their clever boldness, reaching the goddess and winning her favour on the wings of their virtue and valour. But

Aphorism #21 The Art of being Lucky.

Opposite Species – Balance of Instinct (Chapter 1)

So this is my first serious multi-chapter story, and so far I have only written the introduction and first chapter. I was hoping if someone can give me feedback on this as I am not very familiar with writing stories in this format.

The concept is kind of a weird/unique one. It is about birds and insects after humans have left earth for another planet who form civilizations and must overcome na

Opposite Species – Balance of Instinct (Chapter 1)

Hello everybody!

Hi,

I'm new to this site. I'm an avid short story reader who hopes to become more active in the community.

Matt H.

Hello everybody!

Winter Rites

The winter wind
chills my skin
it is a memory
of your eyes
piercing to the bone
like a hawk in flight.

I would cross
the barren snow
to find my way
to you if you
would wait for me,
ever drifting
away within the mist.

A phantom of love
haunting me,
but on the darkest
night your hands,
your lips,
the words like air
woven into my hair,
are my warmth
keeping me a

Winter Rites

Rune

This is not mine it was wrote by a friend of mine who wanted me to post it on here more will come out later
please comment/reply opinion


Done already?!" Chris asked/exclaimed, his eyes larger than saucers. The brown headed boy nodded. His job as an assassin fit his attributes to the letter. William sniffed the air, revealing his cat instincts that appeared just after the Ruin. "Yes. He's dead..

Rune

Mythology recommendations, please

I know very little about mythology, but I would like to begin studying various cultural mythologies (not restricted to Greek). May I please have a list of recommendations of mythologies and books? I would like something that highlights the stories but also breaks-down some of the meaning/reasons behind them. The suggestions may be something broad or even esoteric. Thank you.

Mythology recommendations, please

Aphorism #20 A Man of the Age.

Aphorism #20 A Man of the Age.

The rarest individuals depend on their age. It is not every one that finds the age he deserves, and even when he finds it he does not always know how to utilise it. Some men have been worthy of a better century, for every species of good does not always triumph. Things have their period; even excellences are subject to fashion. The sage has one advantage: he isimmor

Aphorism #20 A Man of the Age.

Aphorism #19 Arouse no Exaggerated Expectations on entering.

Aphorism #19 Arouse no Exaggerated Expectations on entering.

It is the usual ill-luck of all celebrities not to fulfil afterwards the expectations beforehand formed of them. The real can never equal the imagined, for it is easy to form ideals but very difficult to realise them. Imaginationweds Hope and gives birth to much more than things are in themselves. However great the excellences, they nev

Aphorism #19 Arouse no Exaggerated Expectations on entering.

The Hunchback Of Notre Dame

Scene I

I have forged my name in a old oak tree
From many years ago,
And left the other name blank
With the hope it will be fulfilled.

And I gazed deep into the sky,
Felt its love,
Right where I died
Into the heart of my dreams.

And there I saw you
Trace a picture of you and me,
A secret that neither of us knew
Yill we met.

Scene II

Cold hearted orb that goes th

The Hunchback Of Notre Dame

A Beautiful Mind: John Nash

After seeing the biographical drama film, A Beautiful Mind, twice: on 15 October 2013 and 12 September 2015, respectively, I put the following sequence of three pieces of prose and poetry together.-Ron Price, Australia
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A BEAUTIFUL MIND

Part 1:

A Beautiful Mind is a 2001 American biographical drama film

A Beautiful Mind: John Nash

automation programs of semiconductor device manufacturers

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automation programs of semiconductor device manufacturers

Braxton Miller's switch to wide

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Braxton Miller's switch to wide

lesser mid-major opponent could be

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lesser mid-major opponent could be

Thirst For You

I see the shadows
in your eyes like
fleeting ghosts,
it is enough to break
my heart, I touch
your face with trembling
fingers.

Your lips sultry,
yet firm, begging
without a word
while affecting indifference
which is irresistible,
leaving me hungering
for a lingering
taste.

You are roughened
to the touch,
as sandpaper smoothing
my hardened edges,
and breathtakingly
tender so you must
k

Thirst For You

Never read so much since I discovered ebooks !

Hi everyone :-)

I am just sharing my personal experience. I used to read lots of novels when I was young, but much less since I started working. I used to spend more time surfing on the web than reading a book. On my 40th birthday, my best friend offered me an ebook reader. That was a revelation. So easy and pleasant to use, so many books we can store!
I have started with reading all classic

Never read so much since I discovered ebooks !

It’s really fun Flores said Even though

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It’s really fun Flores said Even though

had a two-homer five-RBI performance

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had a two-homer five-RBI performance

guys’ faces They never believe

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guys’ faces They never believe

Aphorism #18 Application and Ability.

Aphorism #18 Application and Ability.

There is no attaining eminence without both, and where they unite there is the greatest eminence. Mediocrity obtains more with application than superiority without it. Work is the price which is paid for reputation. What costs little is little worth. Even for the highest posts it is only in some cases application that is wanting, rarely the talent. To prefer

Aphorism #18 Application and Ability.

Michael Jackson Interviews the Terrorist Testicle

Michael Jackson Interviews the Terrorist Testicle
by Wolf Larsen

Warning: If you have a problem with sex, or if you are religious, or if you are easily offended by just about anything at all, then stop reading now.

Michael Jackson gets up and dances and sings: “my eyes are testicles, and my face is green! My thoughts are purple, and my feet are doing Schoenburg with Marilyn Monroe! So tell

Michael Jackson Interviews the Terrorist Testicle

The Terrorist Testicle Talks about Hemorrhoids, Herpes, & Correct English Grammar

The Terrorist Testicle Talks about Hemorrhoids, Herpes, & Correct English Grammar
by Wolf Larsen (the Grand Orifice I mean Oracle of the Terrorist Testicle)

I sometimes find herpes sores all over my spaceship, which is very patriotic-red-white-&-blue-Christian-religious-fast-food-restaurant for me — gesundheit!

Sometimes, when I’m out with my wife at a swingers party with Michelle & Barack

The Terrorist Testicle Talks about Hemorrhoids, Herpes, & Correct English Grammar

How Kalamazoo Michigan Came to Love the Terrorist Testicle

How Kalamazoo Michigan Came to Love the Terrorist Testicle
a short story by Wolf Larsen

Wolf Larsen was having a parachuting lackadaisical with his Terrorist Testicle. The Terrorist Testicle, which he had bought on a talking pumpkin farm somewhere west of your ***, was — oh what’s the weather today?

Somebody, who just didn’t have enough vaginas to spend, was considering buying the Terrorist

How Kalamazoo Michigan Came to Love the Terrorist Testicle

The Philosophy of Terrorist Testicle

The Philosophy of Terrorist Testicle
An essay by his royal majesty on the throne doing a number two the magical great orator or orifice or oracle of the grand Terrorist Testicle himself Wolf Larsen yeeeeeeeeeeehhhhhh!

(You may now applaud.)

Warning: stop reading if you're against sex, or if you are very religious.

Of course, you might ask yourself why telephones can fly or why skyscraper

The Philosophy of Terrorist Testicle

year That led to a solemn postgame

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year That led to a solemn postgame

You’ve got to have that

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You’ve got to have that

]When we ALL stand before YHVH! (Deut 29:10 - 30:20)

[B][B]When we ALL stand before YHVH

PARASHA: "NITZAVIM" (when you stand before)

DEUT 29:10-30:20 ............. ISAIAH 61:10-63:9........... ROMANS 10:1-13

When we look at this short Parasha, we see Moshe speaking to the "whole" congregation of Israel, when we say "whole" it means just that, NO ONE was left out, it even included foreigners, the only ones I can think of are the Egyptians

]When we ALL stand before YHVH! (Deut 29:10 - 30:20)

unraveled too I understand it’s a business

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unraveled too I understand it’s a business

Flores was not the only player emotional

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Flores was not the only player emotional

envyless

servitude is an
attribute
that
turns gratitude
to become a
latitude
not one is destitute
such attitude
is envy cute

envyless

headlines and shall we say spirited fans

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headlines and shall we say spirited fans

know I can’t tell you Flores said about

So we don't really get caught up in the funny-looking signs. Some of them are pretty funny to us, especially when we get new ones. But at the same time, they mean things to us so we really don't get caught up in what they stand for or what they look like as you like to watch Alabama vs Middle Tennessee Live Stream .

know I can’t tell you Flores said about

Love Poem from the Terrorist Testicle to Everyone with Two or Three Holes

Warning: If you are religious, or if you are against sex, then stop reading now. You have been warned!

Love Poem from the Terrorist Testicle to Everyone with Two or Three Holes
by Wolf Larsen (Oracle of the Terrorist Testicle)

I love you like the anus of presidential politics

I love you like used condoms on the sidewalk of the red light district

I love you like tuberculosis

With tuberculosis

Love Poem from the Terrorist Testicle to Everyone with Two or Three Holes

their gratitude that he so visibly

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their gratitude that he so visibly

manager Sandy Alderson little time to

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manager Sandy Alderson little time to

postseason it will certainly be a factor

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postseason it will certainly be a factor

Aphorism #17 Vary the Mode of Action;

Aphorism #17 Vary the Mode of Action;

not always the same way, so as to distract attention, especially if there be a rival. Not always from first impulse; they will soon recognise the uniformity, and by anticipating, frustrate your designs. It is easy to kill a bird on the wing that flies straight: not so one that twists. Nor always act on second thoughts: they can discern the plan the second tim

Aphorism #17 Vary the Mode of Action;

The Terrorist Testicle Manifesto

The Terrorist Testicle Manifesto
By Wolf Larsen

1) Horny dogs must now have paintings to urinate on!

2) Everybody must walk down the street naked or I’ll get drunk!

3) Everybody must also become insects! Insects are the highest expression of art!

4) I am the Terrorist Testicle because I am the scrambled eggs!

5) Nobody can wake up in the morning anymore! Everybody must wake up in d

The Terrorist Testicle Manifesto

Perfume/Cologne: Aye or Nay?

Discuss!


PS: The poll is anonymous.

Perfume/Cologne: Aye or Nay?

Steppenwolf

The other day I finished Steppenwolf, by Hermann Hesse. I would assume most people here have read it, and many probably have studied it and Hesse in depth. I don't know if this forum is the right place for this, but I thought I'd start here.

The first thing I want to say is that Steppenwolf is one of the best, most deeply moving, and, for me, highly personal novels I've e

Steppenwolf

against left-handed pitching with three

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against left-handed pitching with three

वाट पाहते मी त्या क्षणाची

वाट पाहते मी त्या क्षणाची
कधी मनुष्य समजेल व्यथा हया निसर्गाची
स्व&#

वाट पाहते मी त्या क्षणाची

वाट पाहते मी त्या क्षणाची

वाट पाहते मी त्या क्षणाची
कधी मनुष्य समजेल व्यथा हया निसर्गाची
स्व&#

वाट पाहते मी त्या क्षणाची

Reason of mayhem - Survival is in justice, benevolence and giving like kindred.

Peace be on you.

The fact of the matter is that the world is in disorder because God has been forgotten - Divine teaching has been misunderstood and forgotten - Name of God has been used for vested interests - Limits are being crossed in making fun of Being of God.


The survival is now in true Islamic teaching of Justice, Benevolence and Giving like kindred.


[16:91] Verily, Allah enjoins just

Reason of mayhem - Survival is in justice, benevolence and giving like kindred.

heading into this weekend’s series with

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heading into this weekend’s series with

playing all 13 innings on Thursday against

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playing all 13 innings on Thursday against

The Buried Giant

I finished The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro a couple days ago. Has anyone else read it? What did you think? Not exactly like The Hobbit, was it.

The Buried Giant

from first base for a lead Wright grounded

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from first base for a lead Wright grounded

Harvey is now at 160 innings for the season

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Harvey is now at 160 innings for the season

Aphorism #14 The Thing Itself and the Way it is done.

Aphorism #14 The Thing Itself and the Way it is done.

"Substance" is not enough: "accident"is also required, as the scholastics say. A bad manner spoils everything, even reason and justice; a good one supplies everything, gilds a No, sweetens truth, and adds a touch of beauty to old age itself. The how plays a large part in affairs, a good manner steals into the affections. Fine behaviour is a jo

Aphorism #14 The Thing Itself and the Way it is done.

his pitch count at 103 Harvey struck out eight

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his pitch count at 103 Harvey struck out eight

Tejada subsequently flied out to left field

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Tejada subsequently flied out to left field

Jean Machi to strand three All four homers

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Jean Machi to strand three All four homers

Heaven or Hell ?( my fight with lack of controll) ( All opinions are welcomed )

Survival instincts take control of the body whenever the animal is in danger unleashing cataclysmic force.
That was on my mind when i was running until these thieves cornered me bringing words to my lips " Why are you doing this ? “
"Because of the lust for money ”
As soon as i got an open hand hitting my face , the pain , agony and misery boiled my blood making it as if lava is running th

Heaven or Hell ?( my fight with lack of controll) ( All opinions are welcomed )

Hi ! I am new Here and I am just trying to dedicate my excess energy

I am just fighting some urges , lust and addiction .... I hope You help :)

Hi ! I am new Here and I am just trying to dedicate my excess energy

New person from NW Wisconsin

I am 50+ years old college grad from Wisconsin. I have (3) very active kids and am currently building a house so my reading goes in spurts. Usually a handful of books at once---and many times some I have read many times before. I look forward to contributing in some fashion and also learning from those on here. Take care and thanks

fidrych

New person from NW Wisconsin

Aphorism #13 Act sometimes on Second Thoughts, sometimes on First Impulse.

Aphorism #13 Act sometimes on Second Thoughts, sometimes on First Impulse.

Man's life is a warfare against the malice ofmen. Sagacity fights with strategic changes of intention: it never does what it threatens, it aims only at escaping notice. It aims in the air with dexterity and strikes home in an unexpected direction, always seeking to conceal its game. It lets a purpose appear in order to att

Aphorism #13 Act sometimes on Second Thoughts, sometimes on First Impulse.

A Seraphic Host

[I]In a time unbeknown,
I had been shaken from a deep sleep;
Another dimension,
Perhaps seen a thousand moons.

And in the space of a thousand phantoms,
Where appeared a scarlet angel
With a hundred flows of precious linen draped onto ivory mist.

Her eyes were alive with the depth of the brightest sun
And silhouettes of vapored water flowed fro

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and stumbled Verrett surrendered homers

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and stumbled Verrett surrendered homers

Replays suggested Swihart’s shot landed

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Replays suggested Swihart’s shot landed

My first visit to this forum

Hi everyone,

This web site is interesting to me because I enjoy classic and children's literature and reading books. One of my favorite children's authors is Dr. Seuss and just today I found one of my favorite books as a child, a collection of Mother Goose stories, beautifully illustrated (illustrations are so important in children's books). In fact, one of my ambitions is to write and illustra

My first visit to this forum

Aphorism #12 Nature and Art:

Aphorism #12 Nature and Art:

material and workmanship. There is no beauty unadorned and no excellence that would not become barbaric if it were not supported by artifice: this remedies the evil and improves the good. Nature scarcely ever gives us the very best; for that we must have recourse to art. Without this the best of natural dispositions is uncultured, and half is lacking to any excellence

Aphorism #12 Nature and Art:

For The Vine by Coolbroman

sry for repost




once there was a boy named squiggletons and he was MURDERED by his bro squattingtons

he was all like “wow bro im now a goste y u do dis” and his brother was like “wow spooky goste i have just the right thing” as he whipped out his gun

he shot the goste
nothing happened

spooky

the goste mr squiggletons said “wow that was rude why i am your

For The Vine by Coolbroman

For The Vine by Coolbroman

once there was a boy named squiggletons and he was MURDERED by his bro squattingtons

he was all like “wow bro im now a goste y u do dis” and his brother was like “wow spooky goste i have just the right thing” as he whipped out his gun

he shot the goste
nothing happened

spooky

the goste mr squiggletons said “wow that was rude why i am your brother” then his bro squattingtons said

“

For The Vine by Coolbroman

in just 2 2/3 innings against Philadelphia Blake

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in just 2 2/3 innings against Philadelphia Blake

which religion?

the one that makes rules or the one that does not break them?
because let's face it not one follows religion by the book
and that is considered breaking it
and as the saying goes
what does not break you make you stronger?!

which religion?

wonderful

the most wonderful
time
is a play on minds
when one finds
attractive
the meaning of active
because it is the opposite
of passive

for example
the process of saying
that allows a thought
to court not sway
and
convinces one another
we are for each other
is endeavour
no courteous would sever
because to reach for measure is pleasure most clever.

wonderful

Aphorism #11 Cultivate those who can teach you.

Aphorism #11 Cultivate those who can teach you.

Let friendly intercourse be a school of knowledge, and culture be taught through conversation: thus you make your friends your teachers and mingle the pleasures of conversation with the advantages of instruction. Sensible persons thus enjoy alternating pleasures: they reap applause for what they say, and gain instruction from what they hear. We are

Aphorism #11 Cultivate those who can teach you.

Frank Churchill

I was listening to an on-line radio show about Jane Austen again. A TV adapter of P&P said that Frank Churchill was a borderline psychopath, who probably seduced Jane Fairfax at Weymouth, and who made cruel jokes about her. Is that fair? Jane and Frank had their arguments behind scenes, but Frank seems to care about her. He bought her that pian

Frank Churchill

Moses talks about tithing (supporting the ministry)DEUT 26:1 - 29:9

PARASHA: "KI TAVO" (when you enter in)

DEUT 26:1-29:9......... ISAIAH 60:1-22................ ACTS 7:30-36

We are nearing the end of Moshe's discourse to his people. He is giving instructions to be carried out once they are "in the promised land" the very first thing is the "tithe" of the crops of the land. As we know, Israel was a community of agriculture and livestock, the crops

Moses talks about tithing (supporting the ministry)DEUT 26:1 - 29:9

Happy belated birthday, qimissung!

Saw your name there yesterday, then totally forgot to post this. Lucky you, having a three-day weekend near every birthday. Hope you had a great day!

Happy belated birthday, qimissung!

Aphorism #10 Fortune and Fame.

Aphorism #10 Fortune and Fame.

Where the one is fickle the other is enduring. The first for life, the second afterwards; the one against envy, the other against oblivion. Fortune is desired, at times assisted: fame is earned. The desire for fame springs from man's best part. It was and is the sister of the giants; it always goes to extremes--horrible monsters or brilliant prodigies.[URL="http://f

Aphorism #10 Fortune and Fame.

Let's "Bant" About these New Words, "Bruhs!"

The Oxford Dictionary has issued a list of new words. (Scroll down the web page for all the definitions.)

A couple of the words, such as the two references to the Reddit website, are too “inside baseball” or over-specialized. Others

Let's "Bant" About these New Words, "Bruhs!"

Are We Becoming a Post-Verbal Society?

Are We Becoming a Post-Verbal Society?

On his late-night talk show last week, Jimmy Kimmel has been airing comedy bits featuring text messages and other on-line postings completely composed of “emojis,” those little cartoon figures evolved from “icons,” itself a misnomer. Instead of readable words, the result rese

Are We Becoming a Post-Verbal Society?

"September 1, 1939"

Sorry, this is a few days late, but the temperatures have been beastly in my neck of the woods. Too hot to run the ol' machine!

One of Auden’s beloved poems is “September 1, 1939,” composed upon the date of Germany’s invasion of Poland, essentially beginning the Second World War in Europe. Apart from its

"September 1, 1939"

The Intimate Tales of Mr. Randy Man

My First Time

When I started chopping that sweet thing between ladies legs, I was a naïve guy in my late teens. The first lady I chopped… or rather the first lady that chopped me, she is far older than me and was obviously sex starved at the time. There was no one in the compound that day, just me and her. The way she quickly locked the door, tore off my clothes and flung her skirt in the air,

The Intimate Tales of Mr. Randy Man

On the Perils of Parenting and Pet Ownership

***Thought I'd post something a little different. See which goes over better. ;) This is the first chapter of something I'm working on.



How did she get herself into these things? Emily looked irritably at the small carrier containing Spika, her son’s bearded dragon. Spika glared back at her, as if to say, “Really? And you think this is irritating for you?”

A year ago, their baby-s

On the Perils of Parenting and Pet Ownership

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The Twelve Days of Christmas: or, Why Optimism Always Wins

Once upon a time there was a woman named Julia.

Julia had recently ended a relationship with a beautiful, but bitter young man. Actually, he had been the one to end it. He’d often complained that he found her boundless optimism annoying, and he’d never really seem to share her sense of humor.

But she had been surprised and distressed by his abrupt departure from their anniversary p

The Twelve Days of Christmas: or, Why Optimism Always Wins

Cosmology

To me there is no greater or more interesting subject than the universe itself. I have no technical training in cosmology. Everything I know or know about is from reading and self education on the subject. Not an expert, just another person with opinions and questions.

A question that nags me constantly is whether numbers preceded the laws of physics in the creation of the universe. Did nu

Cosmology

Houellebecq

Has anyone read his controversial novel Submission? What did you make of it? Do you think he is for or against Europe becoming an African and Islamic continent? Having lived in France, it is clear to me that France's destiny is to be the first African and Islamic state in Europe. But I suspect that it is the long-term destiny of all the European nations, whether they want it or not. Native

Houellebecq

Aphorism #8 To be without Passions.

Aphorism #8 To be without Passions.

Â’Tis a privilege of the highest order of mind. Their very eminence redeems them from being affected by transient and low impulses. There is no higher rule than that over oneself, over one's impulses: there is the triumph of free will. While passion rules the character, no aiming at high office; the less the higher. It is the only refined way of avoiding scanda

Aphorism #8 To be without Passions.

Aphorism #7 Avoid Victories over Superiors.

Aphorism #7 Avoid Victories over Superiors.

All victories breed hate, and that over your superior is foolish or fatal. Superiority is always detested, à fortiori superiority over superiority. Caution can gloss over common advantages; for example, good looks may be cloaked by careless attire. There be some that will grant you precedence in good luck or good temper, but none in good sense, least of

Aphorism #7 Avoid Victories over Superiors.

NovelTeas Library Looking for Word Players

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Thank god for drugs, chapter 03

ACT I
Track three
“COONSKIN, CIRCA ’1619”
Don't you have other things to do? Every word you read of this useless fine print is another second off your life. Is your life so empty that you honestly can't think of a better way to spend these moments? Or are you so impressed with authority that you give respect and credence to all that claim it? Do you read everything you're supposed to read? Do y

Thank god for drugs, chapter 03

Bucket Lists

Do you have one? What does yours include?

I am preparing one and desperately need suggestions.

Bucket Lists

2016 Reading Nominations

Please nominate the two books you would like to read in 2016.

2016 Reading Nominations

Forbidden Desires (incomplete looking for criticism)

It was dark outside. The usually repugnant city air smells clean and feels crisp with every inhale. Jason thought about how just hours earlier it was raining so hard that the world seemed to be washed away.
New beginnings, he thought.
Walking briskly, his black overcoat fluttering in a wind of his own creation, he smiles. The street lamps putting his face in a constant flux of light and shadow,

Forbidden Desires (incomplete looking for criticism)

Aphorism #6 A Man at his Highest Point.

Aphorism #6 A Man at his Highest Point.

We are not born perfect: every day we develop in our personality and in our calling till we reach the highest point of our completed being, to the full round of our accomplishments, of our excellences. This is known by thepurity of our taste, the clearness of our thought, the maturity of our judgment, and the firmness of our will. Some never arrive at being

Aphorism #6 A Man at his Highest Point.