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Brian Michels

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Geoffrey Chaucer, C.S. Lewis, Edgar Allan Poe, Tom Wolfe, Don DeLillo, ...more

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STORY
Reading sparks that low-key fire inside,
lurking close—
its heat rises, we’re out and in,
fully faded, bliss, adrift, far from the world's haze.
When those yarns that stitched us solid
fray and snap, strand by strand,
page slammed, done, flat in the lap,
echoes die where the chatter banged,
and life's raw blaze roars back cold.
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Brian Michels AFTERLANGUAGE began with a late-night conversation with a close friend—one of those rare, intense debates about whether language describes reality or …moreAFTERLANGUAGE began with a late-night conversation with a close friend—one of those rare, intense debates about whether language describes reality or shapes it. We argued, laughed, wandered through philosophy and grief, and landed on a simple but unsettling idea: words aren’t passive. They act on us. They change us. When my friend passed away soon after, that question deepened into something urgent: what happens when language moves beyond our control, and how does loss alter the way we hear the world? The novel grew from that spark—an exploration of grief, connection, and the power of communication to both save and undo us.(less)
Brian Michels If you do anything routinely with the intention of being your best eventually you get purity, what you should be. It may not be perfect or great but i…moreIf you do anything routinely with the intention of being your best eventually you get purity, what you should be. It may not be perfect or great but it'll be the real you. When that happens anything is possible.
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Make Love Great Again – A Tale of Passion, Perseverance, and Redemption

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I get it - the title Make Love Great Again may echo a certain political slogan that has divided dinner tables and flooded timelines, but this book is here to do the opposite of divide. It’s here to remind us all of the power of love. So, put down your pitchforks, reserve your political rants for another day.

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"This book is like a modern tribute to Shakespeare's classic, reinterpreting that timeless love tragedy in a lighter and more approachable way. Brian Michels retains the romance and fatalism of the original while adding new perspectives, making the st" Read more of this review »
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This story of love and hardship that a relationship can go through really resonates with me and I was shocked by how much I liked it."
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“In my time, love often followed trends, yet greater love grows through it all.”
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Dear readers, I’m very happy to share Romeo and Juliet: A Kiss Through Time with you. As the author, I’ll admit to a soft spot for this story, but I hope you’ll find it as heartfelt and engaging as I do. I first drafted this tale back in college, nea ...more
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Ursula K. Le Guin
“Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new.”
Ursula K. Le Guin, The Lathe of Heaven

William Shakespeare
“My bounty is as boundless as the sea,
My love as deep; the more I give to thee,
The more I have, for both are infinite.”
William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

Albert Einstein
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”
Albert Einstein

Maya Angelou
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
“It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.”
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message 19: by Susan

Susan Welcome friend! Stay safe!


message 18: by Sahara

Sahara Sanders

MERRY CHRISTMAS & Happy New Year to you and your family!
Let your cherished dreams come true in 2019 :-)
Sahara


message 17: by Donna

Donna Thank you for friending me on Good Reads, Brian.


message 16: by Brian

Brian Michels William wrote: "Thank you for the friendship, Brian."

Thank you.


message 15: by William

William Thank you for the friendship, Brian.


message 14: by Brian

Brian Michels Stacey wrote: "Thanks for the invite! The Last Bar in NYC is my kind of book. I can't wait to read it."

I hope you enjoy it :)


message 13: by Brian

Brian Michels Stacey wrote: "Thanks for the invite! The Last Bar in NYC is my kind of book. I can't wait to read it."

I hope you enjoy it :)


message 12: by Cheri

Cheri Hi Brian! As I told you, my best friend borrowed your book and has finished reading it. She loved it! As a former bartender she said she could relate to all of it and then some. It is now being passed on to her mother,lol! I intend to make sure it makes its rounds in my circle! Thank you again.....cheri


Emelia Stacey wrote: "Thanks for the invite! The Last Bar in NYC is my kind of book. I can't wait to read it."

You won't regret reading it. It is an incredible journey and one of the best books I have read in a while.


message 10: by Emelia (last edited Apr 18, 2017 01:12PM)

Emelia Still recovering from your book !
What a story !
You are an amazing writer and LBNYC was an amazing book !
It is one of those books that once read, it stays with you.
I suggest anyone who hasn't read it, to do so.
Just can't say enough about it.


message 9: by Brian

Brian Michels Ivonne wrote: "Thank you for the Friend request.
Cheers, Ivonne"


Thank you for accepting my friend request ;-)


Ivonne Rovira Thank you for the Friend request.
Cheers, Ivonne


Stacey Thanks for the invite! The Last Bar in NYC is my kind of book. I can't wait to read it.


Matthias Loved the rock-story, thanks!


message 5: by Brian

Brian Michels Stacy wrote: "I can't wait to read your next anwers! I enjoyed our conversation! It is rare to be able to talk seriously with just about anyone. Have a wonderful evening!"

I thoroughly enjoyed our conversation ;-)

I look forward to the additional questions. I am hoping to get to them before bed tonigh. If not, sometime over the weekend I'll get to it.


message 4: by Stacy

Stacy I can't wait to read your next anwers! I enjoyed our conversation! It is rare to be able to talk seriously with just about anyone. Have a wonderful evening!


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Sean Peters  (A Good Thriller) Thanks for asking me to be a friend.

Hope you will join my group

"A Good Thriller"


Orient Thank you for the frienvite :) Looking forward to chatting books with you:)


Majenta Hello, Brian! Thank you for contacting me. Congratulations on your book! Happy reading, writing, and everything else. Stay warm, drive safely, and Happy, HAPPY Holidays to you and yours. Blessings!

Best wishes from Majenta


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