Victoria Janssen's Blog, page 37
May 20, 2012
“A Mystic as Soldier,” Siegfried Sassoon
A Mystic as Soldier
I lived my days apart,
Dreaming fair songs for God;
By the glory in my heart
Covered and crowned and shod.
Now God is in the strife,
And I must seek Him there,
Where death outnumbers life,
And fury smites the air.
I walk the secret way
With anger in my brain.
O music through my clay,
When will you sound again?
–Siegfried Sassoon
The Old Huntsman and Other Poems, 1918
May 18, 2012
Blonde Ambition – Vintage Erotica Covers
Impressions of a Reader reviewed Under Her Uniform! The hero of that story happens to be blond, so he fits right in here….
May 16, 2012
Letters From the Front – WWI Challenge
My latest read for the WWI challenge is Letters from the Front: J. Gresham Machen’s Correspondence from World War 1. I chose this book because the author of the letters was an American involved in the war work of the YMCA, though the introduction to the collection focuses more on the fact that Machen later became a well-known theologian. I had read a little about the YMCA’s role in World War One, but mostly about women canteen workers, and it’s been a while since I’ve looked at American...
May 14, 2012
May 13, 2012
“The Kiss,” Siegfried Sassoon
The Kiss
To these I turn, in these I trust–
Brother Lead and Sister Steel.
To his blind power I make appeal,
I guard her beauty clean from rust.
He spins and burns and loves the air,
And splits a skull to win my praise;
But up the nobly marching days
She glitters naked, cold and fair.
Sweet Sister, grant your soldier this:
That in good fury he may feel
The body where he sets his heel
Quail from your downward darting kiss.
–Siegfried Sassoon
The Old Huntsman and Other Poems, 1918
May 11, 2012
Audiobook release of “Under Her Uniform”
“Under Her Uniform, a Spice Brief” is now available as an audiobook: at Audible.com. It’s read by Kelsey Larsen and lasts one hour and thirty-five minutes. It costs $2.95 if you don’t have an Audible account, or is free if you sign up for a trial membership.
Also, I’ve updated the list of places where you can buy the e-book:
Kindle, $2.99; Nook, $2.99; Harlequin e-book (Adobe editions), $2.39. Google e-book from Powell’s. The Sony Bookstore. Mills and Boon e-book (UK).
If you’re new to this...
May 9, 2012
10 Things About Me and Comics
I went to see The Avengers in 3-D on the U.S. opening night, and I was grinning like a fool the whole way through. Here are some reasons why.
1. My favorite t-shirt when I was a kid? The Incredible Hulk. I still have that t-shirt, much faded.
2. My brother read comics when I was a pre-schooler. He kept them in a stack in the bottom of his closet. To me, they were all that was desirable in the universe, lent an aura of coolness because he liked them.
3. I started reading comics, seriously, i...
May 7, 2012
Rand Morgan – Hot Pirate
I bet you thought I was done with talking about The Windflower by Laura London. But how could I be done when I have not yet talked about Rand Morgan, Pirate Extraordinaire?
I loved the sheer over-the-top pirateness of Rand’s characterization.
Rand Morgan. They say he wore an emerald slit from the belly of a priest when that unfortunate divine had swallowed it to prevent its theft. Ten years ago the Queen Anne had disappeared without a trace, and whispers said that Morgan had seized a fortu...
May 6, 2012
“Fratelli,” Giuseppe Ungaretti
Fratelli
Mariano il 15 luglio 1916
Di che reggimento siete
fratelli?
Parola tremante
nella notte
Foglia appena nata
Nell’aria spasimante
involontaria rivolta
dell’uomo presente alla sua
fragilità
Fratelli
– Giuseppe Ungaretti
May 4, 2012
Avengers Assemble!
The Avengers movie is out today!
