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Robert Kettering divides his time between the U.S.A. and France (Colorado Springs and Courbevoie, to be more precise). In the United States, his time fragments among shopping malls, television stations and a humor website called dearprofessorknowledge.com, whereas in France, life is simpler, usually apportioned more or less equally between the café on the corner and the one down the street. Over the years, he has hobnobbed with many famous literary figures, and enjoys dropping names and telling stories about these illustrious characters. Samuel Beckett, for example, was a drinking buddy of his for several months without Mr. Kettering being aware of Sam's full name, professional achievements or their mutual eminence. He did most of the talki ...more

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Robert Kettering By writing. Also by not writing. This is somewhat similar to how volcanoes deal with dormancy and eruption.
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I don't know exactly (since getting on the Goodreads site was done for me by technically advanced people), but I guess it's fairly easy o…more
Dear Esdaile,

I don't know exactly (since getting on the Goodreads site was done for me by technically advanced people), but I guess it's fairly easy once you have written and published a book. After reading your review of The White Devil, I think technical puzzles won't be much a challenge for you.

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Average rating: 3.67 · 9 ratings · 4 reviews · 1 distinct work
Ticket on a Crippled Crab

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Free Ticket, again

The Kindle version of my novel "Ticket on a Crippled Crab" is again offered free on Amazon.com starting this Friday October 5 through Tuesday October 9, Pacific time.
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Published on October 02, 2018 23:45
Thomas Ligotti
“To my mind, a well-developed sense of humor is the surest indication of a person's humanity, no matter how black and bitter that humor may be.”
Thomas Ligotti

Ernest Hemingway
“You are so brave and quiet I forget you are suffering.”
Ernest Hemingway

William Goldman
“Screenplays are structure, and that’s all they are. The quality of writing—which is crucial in almost every other form of literature—is not what makes a screenplay work. Structure isn’t anything else but telling the story, starting as late as possible, starting each scene as late as possible. You don’t want to begin with “Once upon a time,” because the audience gets antsy.”
William Goldman

Louis-Ferdinand Céline
“I have never voted in my life... I have always known and understood that the idiots are in a majority so it's certain they will win.”
Louis-Ferdinand Céline

Louis-Ferdinand Céline
“To hell with reality! I want to die in music, not in reason or in prose. People don't deserve the restraint we show by not going into delirium in front of them. To hell with them!”
Louis-Ferdinand Celine

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