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Brandon Gene Petit

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June 14

Website

http://www.bgpetit.wordpress.com

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Genre

Poetry

Influences

Clark Ashton Smith, James Joyce, Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft

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Brandon Gene Petit is an underground author of poetry - mainly prose poetry - whose inspiration stems from a deep affection for dreams, synesthesia, de ja vu, romanticism, quantum physics, and anything to do with past lives or alternate realities. He also considers himself heavily influenced by the writers Clark Ashton Smith, H.P. Lovecraft and James Joyce, otherwise paintings, photographs, dreams and nightmares, life experience, etc.

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What is Your dream as writer? Best regards: A. Tomov - junior

Brandon Gene Petit There is a part of me that, naturally, wants to be monetarily successful and financially stable from my writing. That is a good dream, but highly unli…moreThere is a part of me that, naturally, wants to be monetarily successful and financially stable from my writing. That is a good dream, but highly unlikely. But even that dream is more about the principle of the thing, rather than the money itself. It is a status symbol, in some regard.

Another part of me wants to be "internet famous"... which, these days, is kind of equivalent to having what is known as a "cult following". I do not wish to be world famous or to become a popular household name, but it would admittedly be nice to have a somewhat modest following of people who are interested in and will follow my works. I want to touch the minds of more people, and to achieve that is akin to being "famous", in a sense, though it is a bit different and more simplistic and honest in a way.

And yet, the biggest part of me, perhaps, just wants to touch the minds of a select few people. To really resonate strongly with even one or two people as a writer is, in truth, the greatest gift to me as a writer. Even with that I know that I have succeeded as a writer and an artist.(less)

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My question is from Lord Byron's quote "Truth is stranger than fiction". Is the truth sometimes stranger than fiction? What You think as writer? Best regards: A. Tomov – junior

Brandon Gene Petit Yes, at times, truth is indeed stranger than fiction. In fact, as you already know, a lot of fiction comes from truth... only "the names have been cha…moreYes, at times, truth is indeed stranger than fiction. In fact, as you already know, a lot of fiction comes from truth... only "the names have been changed to protect the innocent", etc. You get the idea.

When I was a young child, my dad worked on top secret projects for the military he was not allowed to discuss in detail with us. I have an uncle on my mom's side who claims to have strange memories of being abducted by aliens. I, myself, have had questionable memories I cannot explain or attribute to any specific time period in my life.

The world is a very strange place. Even proven methods of science, like the laws of gravity, seem like some strange force of magic when you really stop to think about them. I still think CD's and vinyl records are strange... to think that musical sound is "trapped" on a disc made of vinyl or some other simple material, and can be "released" when spun on a device... how very strange! But we take such things for granted daily.(less)

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	Dreams in the Womb 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	AB Antiquo, AB Aeterno 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Intrinsic Desires really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	15 Unrequited Odes: Prose by Brandon Gene Petit 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Travelers' Tales Ireland (Travelers' Tales Guides)

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Dubliners

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Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain

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“There are two times of day in which artistic misanthropes thrive: after everyone else goes to bed, and before everyone else wakes up.”
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“It seems you can't be gifted, without being cursed.”
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“What is the difference between a rose for a bouquet and a rose for a grave? Only the purpose, not the variety.”
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Book Excerpts : Prose excerpts from Ab Antiquo, Ab Aeterno	4	5	Nov 18, 2013 08:40PM
Flash Fiction: She Rules the Room - Flash Fiction/Prose	17	11	Jan 20, 2014 02:39PM
Book Excerpts : "Forgive Me for Dreaming" - prose from Dreams in the Womb, by Brandon Gene Petit	3	24	Apr 10, 2014 12:23PM
Book Excerpts : "She Rules the Room" - prose from Dreams in the Womb, by Brandon Gene Petit	3	17	Apr 10, 2014 12:31PM

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“Poets aren't poets because of the way they write, they are poets because of the way they see the world.”
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“Even if I don't know enough to love you, I know I love the thought of you.”
― Brandon Gene Petit, Dreams in the Womb

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“Only when you view life as a whole can you learn to love the day.”
― Brandon Gene Petit, AB Antiquo, AB Aeterno

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“We shouldn't be looking for heroes, we should be looking for good ideas.”
― Noam Chomsky

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“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
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