Bill Kerwin
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Big Sleep Boogie
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“This explanation seems to violate the most basic laws of our world, but--other than that--it makes sense.”
― Big Sleep Boogie
― Big Sleep Boogie
“You could not be born at a better period than the present, when we have lost everything.”
― Gravity and Grace
― Gravity and Grace
“I do not understand the mystery of grace -- only that it meets us where we are and does not leave us where it found us.”
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📜𝓘𝓽'𝓼 𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓹𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓼𝓾𝓻𝓮 𝓽𝓸 𝓱𝓸𝓼𝓽 𝓾𝓹𝓬𝓸𝓶𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓪𝓾𝓽𝓱𝓸𝓻𝓼 𝓸𝓷 𝓕𝓪𝓬𝓮𝓫𝓸𝓸𝓴, 𝓣𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓽𝓮𝓻,𝓘𝓷𝓼𝓽𝓪𝓰𝓻𝓪𝓶, 𝓨𝓸𝓾 𝓣𝓾𝓫𝓮 & 𝓖𝓸𝓸𝓭𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓭𝓼 𝓽𝓸 𝓲𝓶𝓹𝓻𝓸𝓿𝓮 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓻𝓪𝓷𝓴𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓼. 📜𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴𝔀𝓸𝓻𝓶𝓼&𝓻𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓮𝔀𝓮𝓻𝓼,𝓶𝓮𝓮𝓽 ...more
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A belated Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you Too!

I am happy to have you as a friend.



Nope. But your mention of it in the Sedgwick review reminded me once again that I should.

I like mysteries, ghosts, and dark fantasies. Any Dutch suggestions? (Have to be translated into English).


Me too!


And might I say your reviews are mighty powerful! :D

I look forward to chatting books with ..."
Impressive, maybe, but not original. It was a "wise old saying" invented by Jackie Vernon, a stand-up comic: a wise saying that seems to say something important, but means absolutely nothing.

I look forward to chatting books with you.
Cheers, and hope you have a great weekend! :D


Thank you for accepting, I'm glad to meet you here. I've been following your reviews for a while, and I hope that from now on we'll have also opportunities to share over books as well. :)



First of all, the Aickman book is great. Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Algernon Blackwood, Edith Wharton and E.F.Benson are worth checking out too.


http://io9.com/the-victorian-hugos-18...
It strikes me as Relevant to your Interests."
Thanks. It's new to me. Looks interesting.

http://io9.com/the-victorian-hugos-18...
It strikes me as Relevant to your Interests.

I'll keep Smith in mind. I think, though, before I get to the poetry, I'll read some more of his tales.


How about you? Have you read any? What's you're impression?

Glad you like them. It's how I like my quotations: mystical, anarchic, and brief!



You're welcome. I like your work. I've always enjoyed prose poems, particularly when they are short and disturbing and strive for a certain elegance as well. And yours qualify.

Thanks. I look forward to sharing knowledge about books with you.
