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David Antrobus
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September 30
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“When you are in doubt, be still, and wait; when doubt no longer exists for you, then go forward with courage. So long as mists envelop you, be still; be still until the sunlight pours through and dispels the mists—as it surely will. Then act with courage.” — Chief White Eagle, Ponca
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I climb out of the back seat, and they are momentarily awkward, as if searching for the right words for a farewel
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Dissolute Kinship: A 9/11 Road Trip
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Endless Joke
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“I went outside. Tried taking in the billions of stars above, lingering long enough to allow each point of light the chance to scratch a deep hole in the back of my retina, so that when I finally did turn to face the dark surrounding forest I thought I saw the billion eyes of a billion cats blinking out, in the math of the living, the sum of the universe, the stories of history , a life older than anyone could have ever imagined. And even after they were gone--fading away together, as if they really were one--something still lingered in those sweet folds of black pine , sitting quietly, almost as if it too were waiting for something to wake.”
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“It had ceased raining in the night and he walked out on the road and called for the dog. He called and called. Standing in that inexplicable darkness. Where there was no sound anywhere save only the wind. After a while he sat in the road. He took off his hat and placed it on the tarmac before him and he bowed his head and held his face in his hands and wept. He sat there for a long time and after a while the east did gray and after a while the right and godmade sun did rise, once again, for all and without distinction.”
― The Crossing
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“No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality; even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to dream. Hill House, not sane, stood by itself against its hills, holding darkness within; it had stood so for eighty years and might stand for eighty more. Within, walls continued upright, bricks met neatly, floors were firm, and doors were sensibly shut; silence lay steadily against the wood and stone of Hill House, and whatever walked there, walked alone.”
― The Haunting of Hill House
― The Haunting of Hill House
“I lingered round them, under that benign sky; watched the moths fluttering among the heath and hare-bells; listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass; and wondered how anyone could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth.”
― Wuthering Heights
― Wuthering Heights
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“Astral Weeks,” insofar as it can be pinned down, is a record about people stunned by life, completely overwhelmed, stalled in their skins, their ages and selves, paralyzed by the enormity of what in one moment of vision they can comprehend. It is a precious and terrible gift, born of a terrible truth, because what they see is both infinitely beautiful and terminally horrifying: the unlimited human ability to create or destroy, according to whim. It’s no Eastern mystic or psychedelic vision of the emerald beyond, nor is it some Baudelairean perception of the beauty of sleaze and grotesquerie. Maybe what it boils down to is one moment’s knowledge of the miracle of life, with its inevitable concomitant, a vertiginous glimpse of the capacity to be hurt, and the capacity to inflict that hurt.”
― Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung
― Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung
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Chad wrote: "David, thanks for the friend connect. Have an awesome 2014!"You too, Chad!
Ivan wrote: "Hi, my friend! Thanks for the add! Will be glad to share some recommendations, tips in the future! Let the wonderful noise of the sea always sounds in your ears! (as my water dragons' hunters would..."Great to connect, yes it is.
Never shave your beard and moustache, BTW! You must be very proud wearing them, that's the appearance of the Mountaineers, the only people who could become and train wizards in antiquity...:)
Hi, my friend! Thanks for the add! Will be glad to share some recommendations, tips in the future! Let the wonderful noise of the sea always sounds in your ears! (as my water dragons' hunters would say too - my Tale Of The Rock Pieces).
T.D. wrote: "Thanks for the invite, David. Love your sense of humour, and your timing!"Thank you! It's great to meet on here, too. Love your interactions at Indies Unlimited.
Thanks for the invite, David. Love your sense of humour, and your timing!
Simon wrote: "Thanks for looking me up, David--again. :-)"Ha, I'm on a social networking roll!
Rocky Mountain wrote: "Hi David! Thanks for approving us as friends. I’m Gusto Dave Jackson, Publicity Chair for Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers and I wouldn’t be worth my salt if I didn’t tout our blog and o..."
Hi Gusto Dave Jackson,
Thanks for the link, I am currently in the process of setting up my own blog and will add your link for sure, I like what you do.
If you have a spare minute, please check out my very first eBook and "Like" it on Amazon or even write a short review as it will help me expose it to more readers:
http://www.amazon.com/Dissolute-Kinsh...
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/...
Thanks in advance, and when I get my blog set up, we'll connect again,
Regards,
David
Hi David! Thanks for approving us as friends. I’m Gusto Dave Jackson, Publicity Chair for Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers and I wouldn’t be worth my salt if I didn’t tout our blog and organization. Chiseled in Rock http://chiseledinrock.blogspot.com features side-splitting satire, cartoons, and some flash fiction for intellectual readers.
Check out this week’s humor of E.C. Stacy’s Stupid Writing Rules!
We also plug an occasional book and interview bestselling authors. For writers, we offer tips and agent/editor interviews. RMFW has several bestselling authors such as Mario Acevedo, RITA Award finalist Joanne Kennedy, NY Times Bestseller C.J. Box, and Julie Kazimer. You are invited to follow “The Rock” for contests, entertainment, and an insight to the world of writing! Let’s follow each others’ blogs!
Hi:I thought you might be interested in a contest. It’s wacky, creative and ‘killer’ fun. ‘Create a Corpse’ Contest lets you name a character in my suspense novel Divine Justice. Of course, you guessed it—the character dies
For contest details, just scroll over the following URL, copy and paste into your browser. This is a great contest for avid readers who’d like to be part of the process. I look forward to receiving your entries. :)
http://www.cherylktardif.com/contests/
~Cheryl Kaye Tardif,
bestselling author
I really enjoyed your input reading BLOOD MERIDIAN --I've been working on a poem inspired by it -- free verse and wondered if you'd give me your take on it.
all best,
Marge