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Murphy by Samuel Beckett

Ms. B wrote 4 hours ago: Well I was considering not writing about this novel, but then the DP came up and “write about … more →

Tags: Books and Zines, 1900's, 20th Century, Graduate School, Literature, murphy, Novel, Samuel Beckett

Freestyling Quotes on Writing and the Muse

postmoderndonkey wrote 7 hours ago: Poetry is a mirror which makes beautiful that which is distorted/  The mind is its own place, and in … more →

Tags: angst, Blues, Deconstruction, existentialism, identity, language, Poetry, writing, Zen

John Corey Whaley's "Where Things Come Back" - A Haunting and Truly Thought-Provoking Read1 comment

Angel Daniel Matos wrote 13 hours ago: Front Cover of John Corey Whaley’s Where Things Come Back It is difficult to find quality youn … more →

Tags: literature, Young Adult Fiction, Religion, Growth, Coming of Age, Young-Adult, Gender, Structure, male protagonists

The Fastest gun in the South

filmplanetasylum wrote 13 hours ago: In the pantheon of legendary Westerns, few films subvert our expectations and push the envelope as f … more →

Tags: Movie Reviews, film, Art, Django Unchained, Quentin Tarantino, John Ford, Stagecoach, the searchers, Once Upon a Time in the West

Another Song from a Broken Liturgy (Holy, Holy, Holy).

Christopher Cocca wrote 22 hours ago: Two options for today’s track.  Click through to Bandcamp, or listen below. … more →

Tags: Music, spirituality, Culture, Art, Worship, broken liturgy, Holy Holy Holy, Hymn, John Hardt

Foolishness To The Greeks

lettingthetextspeak wrote 1 day ago: Jesus Christ Crucified is Center 1 Corinthians 1:18-25   18 For the message of the cross is foolishn … more →

Tags: Devotional 2, Apostle Paul, death on Cross, gnosticism, Bible, Christianity, Jesus, Devotional, spirituality

The Third Bank (an interpretation)

postmoderndonkey wrote 1 day ago: Near the third bank of the river             where they say death waits, thick             vegetatio … more →

Tags: existentialism, Systems, Literary criticism, angst, Blues, language, writing, Poetry, aging

Rohinton Mistry's "Swimming Lessons" : Post-colonialism and Post-modernism collision course

allvirkedup wrote 1 day ago: Recently, I’ve decided to go back to a piece of literature that I studied in my first year of … more →

Tags: First Few Entries, Fiction, Creative, male, image, Society, pop culture, postcolonial, swimming lessons

Me o' Clock

palimpsesticsoul wrote 1 day ago: The day see-sawed into night And I, standing at the edge of the fulcrum, saw the moon rise again int … more →

Tags: Poetry, Thoughts, writing, Transcendence, escape, Imagination, cliff

Friday Night Bartender Blues

postmoderndonkey wrote 1 day ago: Make it a Jack straight up, three fingers, water back, friend. Chop chop or I’m gonna break your fac … more →

Tags: Deconstruction, existentialism, Comedy, angst, Blues, language, writing, Poetry, Zen

Hey, Brasil, Your Day

postmoderndonkey wrote 1 day ago: is coming. Like seeds from rotting fruit,             the old must come to its worst             bef … more →

Tags: Deconstruction, existentialism, Environmentalism, angst, Blues, writing, Poetry, Zen, identity

Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann

entropic wrote 1 day ago: I could hardly say that I suffer from burnout as a reader, still, it doesn’t happen too often … more →

Tags: McCann, Colum, Fiction, New York, Irish Author

170 Roble, Oakland

edificionado wrote 2 days ago: Click picture for additional photos and complete listing This impressive Oakland home is the work of … more →

Tags: architect designed, new modern, William Dutcher

Unqualified Mystery3 comments

tractsofrevolution wrote 3 days ago: De Mello: “The fact is that you’re surrounded by God and you don’t see God, becaus … more →

Tags: Conversations with Anthony De Mello, Walter Truett Ande, Religion, spirituality, Mystery, Idolatry, post theism, Orthodoxy, Divine Presence, present mystery of reality

The Flower Dance Song

postmoderndonkey wrote 3 days ago: The reptiles gathered in the dark to dance the flower song smooth lizards sliding over snakes and gr … more →

Tags: angst, Blues, Comedy, Dance, Deconstruction, Environmentalism, existentialism, fable, identity

Infinite Jest—All Too Finite5 comments

rationaloptimist wrote 4 days ago: Readers may recall my recent post about hunting for David Foster Wallace’s 1996 novel, Infinite Jest … more →

Tags: Logorrhea

Hate

postmoderndonkey wrote 4 days ago: A seditious process to love myself utterly wrapped in the red cocoon cloaking whom I beautifully was … more →

Tags: angst, Blues, Deconstruction, existentialism, Poetry, writing, Zen

Rant of a 27-year-old Church Lover2 comments

Victoria wrote 4 days ago: I am 27 years old, and I love my church. Apparently this makes me a rare breed.  After all, my demog … more →

Tags: rants, Young People, church attendance, Evangelism, Listening, ministry of presence

Freestyling Quotes on Writing and the Muse2 comments

postmoderndonkey wrote 5 days ago: It was a creature worth studying/  I charge thee, fling away ambition: By that sin fell the angels./ … more →

Tags: angst, Blues, existentialism, identity, language, Poetry, writing, Zen


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