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SOME PAWKY DELIRIUM
I am stooped to a thin broth, an old man, behindhand coming to the table, a laggard, I am and my soup turns cold and … and repugnance, arthritic hand, dégraisser it was, the ladle plopping in the bowl, incompetent, old coot. Continue reading
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George Moore
A sketch of George Moore by his friend Edouard Manet If one were to rank Irish writers, George Moore (1852 – 1933) would certainly be among the top tier. Despite his excellent reputation, his work is generally considered to be outside the purview of British Victorian literature. He remains ‘other,’ perhaps French perhaps some hybrid.… Continue reading
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A Brief Note On Literature
The road less traveled by has always been my chosen path. Literature certainly is a grassy path that wants wear. I use the word in a modern (hairsplitting?) sense. The Compact Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary, 1979, has, for its second entry, that ‘literature is a literary work or production.’ Any written work or… Continue reading
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THE AMBUSH
They had given him the job as a favor. Seven weeks had passed since Nichols had returned home from his military service. Everyone had shaken his hand. The mores of a small, mountain town had recreated him larger than life. The hero. They had insisted on the job. For seven weeks he had done next… Continue reading
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John Ruskin
John Ruskin (1819 – 1900) was an English polymath – a writer, lecturer, art historian, art critic, draughtsman and philanthropist. He was one of the dominant figures of the Victorian era. His writing, when catalogued, covered 35 volumes. His subjects were as varied as art, architecture, political economy, education, museology, geology, botany, ornithology, literature, history,… Continue reading
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Wordsmith
All wordsmiths are writers. Not all writers are wordsmiths. The distinctions between the two are many and varied. Language elements such as grammar and punctuation are employed differently; aesthetics occupy the wordsmith more frequently; while practical matters occupy the writer’s attention. The writer has targeted an audience; but the wordsmith seeks only some abstract ideal… Continue reading
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