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January 29, 2019
What is reality composed of?
Is reality a single type of thing, two types of things (minds and bodies – matter and spirit), or many kinds of things? Is reality composed only of transient things in constant change or are there eternal substances that form its content? Is reality actually as it appears to us… or is it something different than what we think it is? Is reality infinite or going toward an end? Is the process of reality guided by a...
January 28, 2019
Books, the children of the brain…
“The best stories don’t come from “good vs. bad” but “good vs. good.” Leo Tolstoy Interesting opinion, don’t you think? Would it work in the fiction today? Or would it work for you? x x x Ray is sharing pictures from her daily-life. Read descriptions under each photo. Cheetah …the epitome of the SOLAR forces at work. Focus on these 5 words – purpose, passion, energy, action and achievement. Connect to them and start running...
Writing Challenge “One”
Before we begin, check the post about my book, written by A. Shepherdson (Blog from UK) – So Absurd… Rules: answer 11 questions below. 1. One person who inspired you. Helen Keller. “When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.” 2. One moment that changed the course of your life. The day I bought...
January 27, 2019
“The Pearl Territory”, chapter 6 #dialogue
Reminder: A group of six (Pain, Bou, Mimo, Alma, Ichi and Goe) has been send to Pearl, the Ninth planet. Humans (both advanced and primitive) hope to find a new planet suitable for living and breathing outside. The group of ‘advanced’ humans (Cash, Alexis and Ola) is on the way to Pearl. Pain and Bou are pulled under the water, where they are discovering The Kingdom of Mara. Mimo is stuck with Shon, the rebel and the...
January 25, 2019
The problem with books is that they end
“Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.” P. J. O’Rourke I have some news to share. News 1. My e-book “So Absurd It Must Be True” is featured on Daily Book Club: HERE Also on – twitter And FB page – book of month club My paperback is not ready yet, I’ll review it this weekend and make the last adjustments. E-book is out already – to read. News...
January 23, 2019
Book Review “The Donkey King and Other Stories”, Christopher Lindsay
“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.” Neil Gaiman I love fairytales. And I still read them and probably, just like Audrey Hepburn, I like them best of all. Not because they are so fascinating and wizardly wonderful,…
January 21, 2019
Of all things, I liked books best…
“There are many, many types of books in the world, which makes good sense, because there are many, many types of people, and everybody wants to read something different.” Lemony Snicket Something different is on the way! Let’s start: 1. Book Review “The Donkey King and Other Stories”, Christopher Lindsay. One of my long-term followers who is…
January 20, 2019
Welcome to ‘Nowhere’
“DO WHAT YOU CANNOT DO. SEE WHAT YOU CANNOT SEE. EXPLAIN WHAT YOU CANNOT EXPLAIN.” I remember watching the movie series – The Matrix Trilogy – almost two decades ago. If you watched similarly-themed futuristic motion flicks, you might have marveled at the scope and reach of man’s mind. But the amazing thing is that these…
January 19, 2019
“The Pearl Territory”, chapter 5
Reminder: A group of six (Pain, Bou, Mimo, Alma, Ichi and Goe) has been send to Pearl, the ninth planet. Humans (both advanced and primitive) hope to find a new planet suitable for living and breathing outside. #privatejournal – Alma My name comes from the Latin word almus, which means “kind.” It may also be…
Sanity is my middle name
A couple of days ago, after I posted my prologue The First Si or The Last To Fall, one of my followers said it doesn’t “duger”, because I’m TELL-ing things instead of SHOW-ing them. ‘Show – don’t tell’ rule. Ah, I love this one… I’m going to disagree though. Attention! I believe sometimes we have…
