Alan Burton's Blog
June 3, 2009
A Wayward Wizard's Wistful Words - a little book of quotes
After spending a great deal of time writing 'From A Window Or Two' my memoirs, I set off on a different journey.
I decided to tabulate quotes of absurdity.
These are reflections of life as seen from a selective point of view.
They demonstrate, all too clearly, the way in which I view the world, and, although not self descriptive - as memoirs are - they show the way my mind works.
That mind is, perhaps, not entirely in a place all by itself, but rather, a somewhat familiar glimpse of just how minds travel through time and space.
Quotes are short and hopefully sweet. They can be viewed in any way at any time.
This book of quotes is meant as just that, perhaps a coffee table addition. Just a little something to garnish a chuckle or two.
I do hope this effort finds the humor in your heart, and just a small place in your lives.
Chuckles are a thing we need more of, and I hope you find some of them here.
I decided to tabulate quotes of absurdity.
These are reflections of life as seen from a selective point of view.
They demonstrate, all too clearly, the way in which I view the world, and, although not self descriptive - as memoirs are - they show the way my mind works.
That mind is, perhaps, not entirely in a place all by itself, but rather, a somewhat familiar glimpse of just how minds travel through time and space.
Quotes are short and hopefully sweet. They can be viewed in any way at any time.
This book of quotes is meant as just that, perhaps a coffee table addition. Just a little something to garnish a chuckle or two.
I do hope this effort finds the humor in your heart, and just a small place in your lives.
Chuckles are a thing we need more of, and I hope you find some of them here.
From A Window Or Two - memoirs of a distant mind
This book focuses on a few sections of my life which I find descriptive of a lot more.
It takes the reader on a journey filled with humor, and absurdity, both the jovial nature of events, as well as the serious, which, when told later, also demonstrate the absurd nature so prevelant in all of life.
These stories are presented, not in chapters, but rather as sections, which I feel better describe how I myself view the various events which occur in my life.
These tales are set as short stories, which do not need to be read in any particular sequence, thus eliminating the need for chapters.
All memoirs are self-descriptive, and these are no different.
They perhaps illustrate a few similarities to the readers own experiences, the ones they choose to remember, and those they wish they could forget.
I hope you can enjoy the glimpses these stories offer.
Memoirs render the writer virtually naked to the reader, if they are accurate portrails of events with few alterations to downplay the importance they might depict.
All my experiences and thoughts are presented here as well as I can remember them. They span a period of about ten years, although reflecting I think, a much greater period of time.
I think you shall find them interesting and revealing.
I do hope you find the time to judge them yourselves.
It takes the reader on a journey filled with humor, and absurdity, both the jovial nature of events, as well as the serious, which, when told later, also demonstrate the absurd nature so prevelant in all of life.
These stories are presented, not in chapters, but rather as sections, which I feel better describe how I myself view the various events which occur in my life.
These tales are set as short stories, which do not need to be read in any particular sequence, thus eliminating the need for chapters.
All memoirs are self-descriptive, and these are no different.
They perhaps illustrate a few similarities to the readers own experiences, the ones they choose to remember, and those they wish they could forget.
I hope you can enjoy the glimpses these stories offer.
Memoirs render the writer virtually naked to the reader, if they are accurate portrails of events with few alterations to downplay the importance they might depict.
All my experiences and thoughts are presented here as well as I can remember them. They span a period of about ten years, although reflecting I think, a much greater period of time.
I think you shall find them interesting and revealing.
I do hope you find the time to judge them yourselves.
