“God Bless America” by Harold Pinter, January 2003 Here they go again, The Yanks in their armoured parade Chanting their ballads of joy As they gallop across the big world Praising America’s God. The gutters are clogged with the dead The ones who couldn’t join in The others refusing to sing The ones who are losing their voice The ones who’ve forgotten the tune. The riders have whips which cut. Your head rolls onto the sand Your head is a…
Personally, I don’t see much of a resemblance. The face recognition technology still needs a wee bit of work. I hope we’re not really depending on this sort of thing for national security… Recent About ten years ago About twenty years ago My celebrity star
Take this quiz at QuizGalaxy.com My score on The Literary Style Test: Franz Kafka(Your Literary Style Is 16% Realistic, 83% Philosophical, and 66% Psychological!) Franz Kafka’s literary style is so distinct that an adjective has been coined from his name to describe similar styles. That adjective is “kafkaesque”. Your own writing, obviously, is kafkaesque. Kafka wrote very strange, horrifying stories. His most famous novella involves the transformation of a man into a giant insect. His works are not only fantastic…
Here’s the email. It’s a very good bit of humor. See the comments at the bottom for status. After every flight, Qantas Airline pilots fill out a form, called a “gripe sheet” (or “squawk sheet”) which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft. The mechanics correct the problems, document their repairs on the form, and then pilots review the gripe sheets before the next flight. Never let it be said that ground crews lack a sense of humor. Here are…
Listen to Daniel Allen Cox’s interview (from December 2nd) Canadian national radio, CBC Radio One. The author discusses his life as a Jehovah’s Witness teenager as well as his new novel, the cult hit Tattoo This Madness In (Dusty Owl Press). Reviews: “Daniel Allen Cox unravels the twisted truth in the heroic rebel yell of queer youth.” – Richard Burnett, HOUR Magazine “If William Burroughs and Clive Barker had a love child and fed it only BooBerry cereal, its literary…
Your Element Is Air You dislike conflict, and you’ve been able to rise above the angst of the world. And when things don’t go your way, you know they’ll blow over quickly. Easygoing, you tend to find joy from the simple things in life. You roll with the punches, and as a result, your life is light and cheerful. You find it easy to adapt to most situations, and you’re an open person. With you, what you see is what…