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"Into this wild Abyss/ The womb of Nature, and perhaps her grave—/ Of neither sea, nor shore,..."

"Into this wild Abyss/ The womb of Nature, and perhaps her grave—/ Of neither sea, nor shore, nor air, nor fire,/ But all these in their pregnant causes mixed/ Confusedly, and which thus must ever fight,/ Unless the Almighty Maker them ordain/ His dark materials to create more worlds,—/ Into this wild Abyss the wary Fiend/ Stood on the brink of Hell and looked a while,/ Pondering his voyage; for no narrow frith/ He had to cross."

- John Milton, Paradise Lost

On Christmas

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That single day stamped through the rolling years

That fixed point to which the swirling day peers

Which, for all the change of this universe,

Will not, amongst the storm, itself disperse.

Every severed year extends behind me

All scattered and drifting - helplessly free,

Yet bound together by the always strand,

That twists in solid bands across our land.

Buried in the year's exhaling, dead fall,

When slain nature cannot heed its own call,

When in the lungs the bitter breath does freeze,

And barren...

Christmassy/Snowy picture #2

Christmassy/Snowy picture #2

Christmassy/Snowy picture #1

Christmassy/Snowy picture #1

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Because connecting with people is cool:

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Or connect on youtube at: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheDJ89 

Jealous! He has all the right lines though..impressive. I have...

Jealous! He has all the right lines though..impressive. I have learned a valuable lesson from this: actually planning the date beforehand, complete with ordered itinerary, is the way forward. 

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The Travelling Circus of Lacrimosa FREE to borrow from the Kindle Lending Library - Amazon Prime.

So, I decided to make The Travelling Circus of Lacrimosa available in the Kindle Lending Library, which means it is exclusive to Amazon for 90 days. Amazon Prime members can now borrow the book for free and read it. Check out the listing and read/borrow at: http://www.amazon.com/Travelling-Circus-Lacrimosa-ebook/dp/B006E8AQDI.

The Travelling Circus of Lacrimosa is still available to buy for none Prime Members, and paperback copies are available from Amazon and Lulu. After 90 days, the book...

Anyone on Goodreads?

I've had it for months, since Lilith's Tears came out - but I never really used it, it was just a place for reviews to kind of…automatically collect themselves into one place. I've given it an overhaul now, though, so it has quotes, all my books, my videos, live feeds and such. Anyone else on there? Follow me and I shall duly follow you back - I am the rejected one sat in the corner at the moment. I'm at:

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5241391.David_Jones

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