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Ron Dakron

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born

Chicago

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http://www.rondakron.com

genre

Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Poetry

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April 2008

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Ron Dakron is a poet and novelist published by Black Heron Press.

He is the author of four novels—infra, Newt, Hammers and Mantids, and three collections of poetry. His work runs the gamut from surrealism to sci-fi pastiche.

Publishers Weekly deemed him "a writer with a fine ear and plenty of gusto."

Kirkus Reviews called his work "cartilaginous prose, soft as fishbone, sense-bending and scattershot as a Robin Williams shtick."

Point No Point magazine tagged his novels as "a cross between jive bullshit, hip-hop Henny Youngman, and full-tilt Rimbaudian street-smartass sublimity."

Raven Chronicles judged him "as sinister as a thirteen-year-old with a lighter and a keg of butane."

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Merry Xmas, poets! Here's a rimer for ya.

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Books by Ron Dakron

Average rating: 4.68 · 28 ratings · 2 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Infra 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1987	My rating:
	Hammers 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Mantids 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2008	My rating:
	Newt 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1992	My rating:

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Mantids - Chapter 5 (Literature & Fiction)

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Description: Chapter 5 from the novel "Mantids" to be published in September 2008 by Black Heron Press.

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Ron Dakron made a comment on Peycho Kanev's recommendation of The Last Man to Ron Dakron "Thanks! I'll have a look. "
Apr 28, 2012 12:26am
Ron Dakron wrote a new blog post: Merry Xmas, poets! Here's a rimer for ya. Merry Xmas, poets! Here's a rimer for ya. read more »
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Ron Dakron gave to: Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson read in January, 2010	My rating:
The "yars" and "mateys" get a bit Simpsonesque after awhile...
Oct 16, 2010 11:46pm · see review
Ron Dakron said "maybe" to attending the event: The Cellphone Novel Beta Launch date: June 24, 2008 04:12PM location: The United States description: I love this new website that just launched. It allows you to work on your writing while you are on the bus or at restaurants by sending the information as a text message. I would recommend exploring the website www.textnovel.com, and joining the Goodreads group "The Cellphone Novel". Ron said: thanks for the invite.
Jun 23, 2008 04:30pm
Ron Dakron gave to: Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett recommended for: anyone slightly drunk	My rating:
An almost Commie perspective on the stunning corruption in a mining town, complete with the usual Hammett mickies, floozies, bulls and barkeeps. I swear the Cohen brothers read this before they filmed "Miller's Crossing."
Jun 18, 2008 01:55pm · see review
Ron Dakron gave to: The Dain Curse by Dashiell Hammett	My rating:
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Ron Dakron gave to: The Glass Key by Dashiell Hammett	My rating:
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Ron Dakron gave to: The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett	My rating:
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Ron Dakron gave to: Man's Hope by André Malraux	My rating:
May 27, 2008 04:32pm
Ron Dakron gave to: Anti-Memoirs by André Malraux	My rating:
May 27, 2008 04:32pm

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Quotes by Ron Dakron

“1. Write like you’ll live forever — fear is a bad editor.
2. Write like you’ll croak today — death is the best editor.
3. Fooling others is fun. Fooling yourself is a lethal mistake.
4. Pick one — fame or delight.
5. The archer knows the target. The poet knows the wastebasket.
6. Cunning and excess are your friends.
7. TV and liquor are your enemies.
8. Everything eternal happens in a spare room at 3 a.m.
9. You’re done when the crows sing.”
― Ron Dakron

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