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| In 1819 in Manhattan, a strange trial was commencing. A merchant of that great city had been found in possession of barrels of spermacetti, the fine-quality oil which may be obtained from the head of the Sperm Whale. When an inspector demanded he pay...more | |
“It is hard enough to remember my opinions, without also remembering my reasons for them!”
― Friedrich Nietzsche
― Friedrich Nietzsche
“I would believe only in a God that knows how to dance.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche
― Friedrich Nietzsche
“The covers of this book are too far apart.”
― Ambrose Bierce
― Ambrose Bierce
“Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self Reliance
― Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self Reliance
“All is mystery; but he is a slave who will not struggle to penetrate the dark veil.”
― Benjamin Disraeli
― Benjamin Disraeli
Ill-Defined (Literature & Fiction)
8 chapters
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updated Dec 13, 2011 12:55am
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A collection of definitions inspired by Bierce's inimitable 'Devil's Dictionary'
Sister, Mother, Sea (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
9 chapters
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updated Dec 13, 2011 12:47am
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The result of a writing experiment with a coterie of fellow authors, using the TV Tropes Story Generator. My entry is a piece of Speculative Fiction influenced by JG Ballard's visceral, enclosing worlds.
Ada's Story (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
14 chapters
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updated Nov 22, 2011 08:04am
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The prologue of a Steampunk horror story about a troubled young woman of great intelligence and promise, mixing Vernian technology with a Victorian setting, Lovecraftian terrors, and a cyberpunk aesthetic.
The Fairy Knight (Literature & Fiction)
8 chapters
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updated Aug 26, 2010 06:34am
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A very simple short story done in the form of a Fairy Tale.
The Alley (Horror)
More of Keely's writing…
7 chapters
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updated Aug 26, 2010 06:05am
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A short horror story inspired by the style of Kipling. The 'chapters' are quite short. Thanks for reading; critiques welcome.
The Extra Cool Group! (of people Michael is experimenting on)
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So, I'm doing a super-important research project about the weirdos who inhabit the online community goodreads.com. What is this group for? THIS GROU...more
The Guttering Flame
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This is a little society, a cadre, a coterie of the unlike-minded. Here we discuss Comic Books (or Graphic Novels, if you prefer) as art, aesthetic, l...more
Goodreads Feedback
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Literature Defined: Is Eric full of crap?
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I have been fascinated by many of my friend's comments on why they like or dislike a book. I'm going to throw out a thesis for discussion: That moder...more
Poor Herman Melville!
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Poor Herman Melville, we say!
He wrote five novels which sold very well and then wrote MOBY-DICK. This destroyed his reputation! Critics question...more
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