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Search results for tag #literature

[?]Urban Camera » 🌐
@uc@mastodon.scot

Reading "Entscheidung in Spanien: Der große Kampf der Literatur, 1936-1939" by Paul Ingendaay.

A day by day recollection during the first years of Franco's rule from a literary perspective.

    [?](Older) RJT » 🌐
    @one@subconscioussignature.earth

    The Ruse of Dreams

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      [?]C.G. Alcocer » 🌐
      @cgalcocer@mastodon.social

      Una sola palabra puede contener años de arrepentimiento:

      «Quizá».

      Nuevo relato:
      cgalcocer.com/quiza/

        [?]Isaac Asimov » 🤖 🌐
        @CuratedAsimov@mastodon.social

        "“That’s The Goose,” he said. The way he said it, I could hear the capitals.I stared at it. It looked like any other goose, fat, self-satisfied and short-tempered."

          [?]Walt » 🌐
          @astralcomputing@bookstodon.com

          Born this Day:
          John Wyndham 7/10/1903 (d. 3/11/1969) was an English science fiction writer. Some of his works were set in post-apocalyptic landscapes. His best known work was The Day of the Triffids (1951), filmed in 1962.

          en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wyn



          @books @scifi @Scifiart @sciencefiction

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          Poster Artist: Joseph Smith

          The Day of the Triffids (Movie Poster) Title: THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS. Author: John Wyndham (Author of "Village of the Damned"). Cover Artist: Joseph Smith. This dramatic, high-contrast poster is dominated by a menacing, dark, plant-like Triffid featuring thick, segmented, tentacle-like limbs twisting upward. At its summit, a textured bulb extends a long, thin, pinkish-red proboscis poised threateningly toward a man. The creature’s surface is rendered with a rough, leathery, organic texture. In the foreground, a pale, blonde woman in a sleeveless white dress is ensnared within the creature's constricting limbs. To the right, a man in tan clothing falls diagonally toward the bottom corner. The background is a striking, solid, bright yellow, populated by the silhouettes of spindly, skeletal Triffids standing in jagged, upright positions. The palette utilizes saturated yellow, stark black, and deep, earthy tones to evoke dread. The lighting is flat and graphic, characteristic of mid-century film posters, emphasizing bold silhouetted shapes and extreme contrast. Top text: "BEWARE THE TRIFFIDS... they grow...know...walk...talk...stalk...and KILL!" Bottom text: "From the greatest science-fiction novel of all time!", "CinemaSCOPE and EASTMANCOLOR", "STARRING HOWARD KEEL NICOLE MAUREY", "A SECURITY PICTURES LTD. PRODUCTION", "AN ALLIED ARTISTS RELEASE".

          Alt...The Day of the Triffids (Movie Poster) Title: THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS. Author: John Wyndham (Author of "Village of the Damned"). Cover Artist: Joseph Smith. This dramatic, high-contrast poster is dominated by a menacing, dark, plant-like Triffid featuring thick, segmented, tentacle-like limbs twisting upward. At its summit, a textured bulb extends a long, thin, pinkish-red proboscis poised threateningly toward a man. The creature’s surface is rendered with a rough, leathery, organic texture. In the foreground, a pale, blonde woman in a sleeveless white dress is ensnared within the creature's constricting limbs. To the right, a man in tan clothing falls diagonally toward the bottom corner. The background is a striking, solid, bright yellow, populated by the silhouettes of spindly, skeletal Triffids standing in jagged, upright positions. The palette utilizes saturated yellow, stark black, and deep, earthy tones to evoke dread. The lighting is flat and graphic, characteristic of mid-century film posters, emphasizing bold silhouetted shapes and extreme contrast. Top text: "BEWARE THE TRIFFIDS... they grow...know...walk...talk...stalk...and KILL!" Bottom text: "From the greatest science-fiction novel of all time!", "CinemaSCOPE and EASTMANCOLOR", "STARRING HOWARD KEEL NICOLE MAUREY", "A SECURITY PICTURES LTD. PRODUCTION", "AN ALLIED ARTISTS RELEASE".

            [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
            @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

            MANUFACTURE. Liquors prepared from materials of English growth.

            A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

            --
            @histodons

            Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): MANUFACTURE. Liquors prepared from materials of English growth. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

            Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): MANUFACTURE. Liquors prepared from materials of English growth. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

              [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
              @gutenberg_org@mastodon.social

              5 Important Characters in the Odyssey That Shape the Story

              Following the Trojan War, Odysseus journeys home in the Odyssey. Five characters bring to life the vivid world that challenged and ultimately defined his return.

              thecollector.com/characters-od

              "Odyssey" at PG:

              gutenberg.org/ebooks/1727

              "Telemachus and the Nymphs of Calypso"

              "Telemachus and the Nymphs of Calypso" (1782) by Angelica Kauffman. "The work depicts the arrival of Telemachus on Ogygia, Calypso's island. He is welcomed by her nymphs with fruit, wine and flowers. The goddess Athena had been his guide, disguised as the old man Mentor, and is shown being led away to the left by one of the nymphs" - Wikipedia

              Alt..."Telemachus and the Nymphs of Calypso" (1782) by Angelica Kauffman. "The work depicts the arrival of Telemachus on Ogygia, Calypso's island. He is welcomed by her nymphs with fruit, wine and flowers. The goddess Athena had been his guide, disguised as the old man Mentor, and is shown being led away to the left by one of the nymphs" - Wikipedia

                [?]Hussein Al-alak » 🌐
                @husseinalalak@mastodon.social

                Reading for 10 minutes a day can bring about big changes and this was the first set of books put out on Wednesday evening for adults wanting a free book for the Summer.

                As it's the National Year Of Reading, people can also get involved with making books accessible through Little Free Libraries, residents associations and book swap schemes.

                Reading for 10 minutes a day can bring about big changes and this was the first set of books put out on Wednesday evening for adults wanting a free book for the Summer. As it's the National Year Of Reading, people can also get involved with making books accessible through Little Free Libraries, residents associations and book swap schemes.

                Alt...Reading for 10 minutes a day can bring about big changes and this was the first set of books put out on Wednesday evening for adults wanting a free book for the Summer. As it's the National Year Of Reading, people can also get involved with making books accessible through Little Free Libraries, residents associations and book swap schemes.

                  [?]Book dedications bot » 🤖 🌐
                  @dedication_bot@stefanbohacek.online

                  The Black Box: Writing the Race by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

                  For Stephanie Gates Always outside of the box For Eleanor Margaret Gates-Hatley Always remember you have the right to check your own box, or no box at all

                  Alt...For Stephanie Gates Always outside of the box For Eleanor Margaret Gates-Hatley Always remember you have the right to check your own box, or no box at all

                    [?]RJT » 🌐
                    @many@subconscioussignature.earth

                    theft and being used

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                      [?](Older) RJT » 🌐
                      @one@subconscioussignature.earth

                      A hall pass from God

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                        [?]Stirnnermaxxing [Don't/Care] » 🌐
                        @memewarrior@hear-me.social

                        "The Positive Outcome of Philosophy" by Josef Dietzgen has got to be one of the best philosophical texts I have ever read, & certainly the most underrated by a dramatic margin. Highly recommended. I like it better than Beyond Good & Evil or most other classics. Very readable also, more-so than even Meditations on First Philosophy.

                          [?]Isaac Asimov » 🤖 🌐
                          @CuratedAsimov@mastodon.social

                          "It’s funny the respectable names you can give to superstition."

                            [?]RJT » 🌐
                            @many@subconscioussignature.earth

                            I don’t leave comments on your willows

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                              [?]Boerps ☑️ » 🌐
                              @Boerps@nrw.social

                              @classicalmusic
                              Joseph Haydn
                              Klaviertrio C-Dur Hob. XV:21
                              Klaviertrio D-Dur Hob. XV:24:
                              Klaviertrio G-Dur, Hob XV:25

                              Mit Texten und Zitaten von
                              Alfred Brendel
                              Elke Heidenreich
                              Péter Nádas
                              Elke Schmitter
                              Alain Claude Sulzer

                              Elke Heidenreich, Gespräch und Rezitation
                              Alain Claude Sulzer, Gespräch und Rezitation

                              Matthias Lingenfelder, Violine
                              Ulrike Zavelberg, Violoncello
                              Catherine Klipfel, Klavier

                              www1.wdr.de/radio/wdr3/program

                                [?]theThinkAndTheThdoc » 🌐
                                @ThinkAndThdoc@mastodon.social

                                Available in English via Spotify.

                                open.spotify.com/episode/5iQQN

                                  [?]RJT » 🌐
                                  @many@subconscioussignature.earth

                                  Commercial Breaks

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                                    [?]Assoc for Scottish Literature » 🌐
                                    @scotlit@mastodon.scot

                                    Available for preorder
                                    STEVENSON & PLEASURE
                                    Ed. Julie Gay, Lesley Graham & Nathalie Jaëck
                                    £24.95 / €29.95 / $29.95

                                    Looking at physical, creative, & intertextual/intermedial pleasures, these 10 essays explore how pleasure – sensory, intellectual & aesthetic – influenced Robert Louis Stevenson’s work & its reception

                                    @litstudies

                                    asls.org.uk/publications/books

                                    Book cover Stevenson and Pleasure Edited by Julie Gay, Lesley Graham and Nathalie Jaëck Cover image: Robert Louis Stevenson, 1887. Painting by John Singer Sargent (1856–1925), oil on canvas. The painting shows Robert Louis Stevenson sitting relaxed in an orange wicker armchair, one long leg crossed over the other. Stevenson is wearing a dark velvet smoking jacket and grey, baggy trousers. One thin hand rests on his thigh and the other golds a cigarette up near his mouth. He has a drooping moustache and a pale face, and he looks out at us with an amused expression. The chair sits on a wildly furry light brown rug in front of a piece of dark wooden Victorian furniture.

                                    Alt...Book cover Stevenson and Pleasure Edited by Julie Gay, Lesley Graham and Nathalie Jaëck Cover image: Robert Louis Stevenson, 1887. Painting by John Singer Sargent (1856–1925), oil on canvas. The painting shows Robert Louis Stevenson sitting relaxed in an orange wicker armchair, one long leg crossed over the other. Stevenson is wearing a dark velvet smoking jacket and grey, baggy trousers. One thin hand rests on his thigh and the other golds a cigarette up near his mouth. He has a drooping moustache and a pale face, and he looks out at us with an amused expression. The chair sits on a wildly furry light brown rug in front of a piece of dark wooden Victorian furniture.

                                    Contents Introduction (Julie Gay, Lesley Graham, and Nathalie Jaëck) I. PLEASURES OF THE BODY AND MIND 1. An ‘invalid marching to and fro upon the roads’: Pleasure and Exertion in Robert Louis Stevenson’s Early Travels (Kévin Cristin) 2. Pleasure for Profit: Opium in The Wrecker (Audrey Murfin) 3. Desire Free from Malice: Pleasure and Ethics in Stevenson and Melville (Lucio De Capitani) II. CREATIVE PLEASURES 4. Robert Louis Stevenson and the Pleasure of Nightmares (Jean-Pierre Naugrette) 5. Stevenson and Charm (Richard Dury) 6. The Pleasures, and Perils, of Collaboration: Robert Louis Stevenson and Belle Strong in Samoa (Hilary J. Beattie) III. THE PLEASURES OF INTERTEXTUALITY AND INTERMEDIALITY 7. The Pleasure of the Intertext: Aesthetic Self-Fashioning in ‘Providence and the Guitar’ (Burkhard Niederhoff)

                                    Alt...Contents Introduction (Julie Gay, Lesley Graham, and Nathalie Jaëck) I. PLEASURES OF THE BODY AND MIND 1. An ‘invalid marching to and fro upon the roads’: Pleasure and Exertion in Robert Louis Stevenson’s Early Travels (Kévin Cristin) 2. Pleasure for Profit: Opium in The Wrecker (Audrey Murfin) 3. Desire Free from Malice: Pleasure and Ethics in Stevenson and Melville (Lucio De Capitani) II. CREATIVE PLEASURES 4. Robert Louis Stevenson and the Pleasure of Nightmares (Jean-Pierre Naugrette) 5. Stevenson and Charm (Richard Dury) 6. The Pleasures, and Perils, of Collaboration: Robert Louis Stevenson and Belle Strong in Samoa (Hilary J. Beattie) III. THE PLEASURES OF INTERTEXTUALITY AND INTERMEDIALITY 7. The Pleasure of the Intertext: Aesthetic Self-Fashioning in ‘Providence and the Guitar’ (Burkhard Niederhoff)

                                    8. ‘But somehow it was never Treasure Island to me’: The Elusive Climactic Map of Treasure Island (Xavier Amelot and Nathalie Jaëck) 9. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde on Screen: Experiments in Pleasure (Gilles Menegaldo) 10. Playing the Classics? The Jekyll and Hyde Videogame Adaptations (Nicolas Labarre) Notes on contributors Index

                                    Alt...8. ‘But somehow it was never Treasure Island to me’: The Elusive Climactic Map of Treasure Island (Xavier Amelot and Nathalie Jaëck) 9. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde on Screen: Experiments in Pleasure (Gilles Menegaldo) 10. Playing the Classics? The Jekyll and Hyde Videogame Adaptations (Nicolas Labarre) Notes on contributors Index

                                      [?]rommy » 🌐
                                      @rommy@mas.to

                                      The first page of Jean Giono’s Hill is beautiful. I can’t wait to devour this.

                                      The first page of Jean Giono’s Hill is beautiful. I can’t wait to devour this. #literature #books #frenchlit #frenchliterature

                                      Alt...The first page of Jean Giono’s Hill is beautiful. I can’t wait to devour this. #literature #books #frenchlit #frenchliterature

                                        [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
                                        @gutenberg_org@mastodon.social

                                        Reading for pleasure builds empathy in children, but fewer kids are picking up books just for the fun of it

                                        by William Dee Nichols and Michelle Kearney

                                        theconversation.com/reading-fo

                                        Books in Children's Literature at PG:
                                        gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf

                                        Illustration from THE LILAC FAIRY BOOK by Andrew Lang. A colored fantasy illustration depicting a long-haired woman in flowing green robes dancing or swaying among a swirl of sea creatures — crabs, eels, and fish — while a red-haired boy plays bagpipes on the rocky shore behind her.

                                        Alt...Illustration from THE LILAC FAIRY BOOK by Andrew Lang. A colored fantasy illustration depicting a long-haired woman in flowing green robes dancing or swaying among a swirl of sea creatures — crabs, eels, and fish — while a red-haired boy plays bagpipes on the rocky shore behind her.

                                          [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
                                          @gutenberg_org@mastodon.social

                                          Rudyard Kipling’s Buddhism

                                          By Livia Gershon

                                          Long read as an imperial novel, Kim also reflects Britain’s changing ideas about Buddhist thought and spiritual practice.

                                          daily.jstor.org/rudyard-kiplin

                                          Books by Rudyard Kipling at PG:
                                          gutenberg.org/ebooks/2226

                                          Image from the book Kim, by Rudyard Kipling, illustrated by J. L. Kipling. A photographic reproduction of a bas-relief sculpture depicting two figures — an elderly robed lama wearing beads and a distinctive hat, with a younger figure behind him — set within an ornate decorative floral border, captioned "Kim & the Lama" in the upper left.

                                          Alt...Image from the book Kim, by Rudyard Kipling, illustrated by J. L. Kipling. A photographic reproduction of a bas-relief sculpture depicting two figures — an elderly robed lama wearing beads and a distinctive hat, with a younger figure behind him — set within an ornate decorative floral border, captioned "Kim & the Lama" in the upper left.

                                            [?]Book dedications bot » 🤖 🌐
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                                            My Life Is In Your Hands & Take My Life: The Autobiographies of Eddie Cantor by Eddie Cantor

                                            TO MY FATHER AND MOTHER WHOM I NEVER SAW AND TO ESTHER WHO WAS BOTH TO ME

                                            Alt...TO MY FATHER AND MOTHER WHOM I NEVER SAW AND TO ESTHER WHO WAS BOTH TO ME

                                              [?]Rolando Enrique Rosales Murga » 🌐
                                              @siradramelekallighieri@mastodon.social

                                              Luego despierto. Poema de Rolando Enrique Rosales Murga. Sus poemas en su voz.

                                              [?]Rolando Enrique Rosales Murga » 🌐
                                              @siradramelekallighieri@mastodon.social

                                              Desfiguración y laceración. Poema de Rolando Enrique Rosales Murga. Sus poemas en su voz.

                                              [?]Rolando Enrique Rosales Murga » 🌐
                                              @siradramelekallighieri@mastodon.social

                                              To Find Solace. Poem by Rolando Enrique Rosales Murga. His poems in his own voice.

                                              [?]Rolando Enrique Rosales Murga » 🌐
                                              @siradramelekallighieri@mastodon.social

                                              Solazarse. Poema de Rolando Enrique Rosales Murga. Sus poemas en su voz.

                                              [?]Rolando Enrique Rosales Murga » 🌐
                                              @siradramelekallighieri@mastodon.social

                                              Then I Wake Up. Poem by Rolando Enrique Rosales Murga. His poems in his own voice.

                                              [?]Dead Poets Daily » 🌐
                                              @deadpoetsdaily@mastodon.social

                                              ‘East or West?’ by Charles Turner

                                              deadpoetsdaily.com/p/charles-t

                                                [?]grammaticus » 🌐
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                                                “Summer Sun” by Robert Louis Stevenson

                                                Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, and travel writer whose adventurous imagination and recognisable style made him one of the most celebrated authors of the Victorian era. Still widely read, he is nowadays best known for classic works of literature such as Treasure Island (1883) and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886).

                                                Robert Louis Stevenson

                                                In this post, however, we’ll get acquainted with one of his poems: “Summer Sun” was first published in 1885, as part of his collection titled A Child’s Garden of Verses. In it, the poet personifies the Sun, presenting him as “the gardener of the World” — a kind presence that brings life, warmth, and gladness to all living things.

                                                Below the poem you’ll find a vocabulary exercise and discussion points designed for English language learners. For more summer-related poetry posts, please click on the links at the bottom of the page.

                                                Great is the sun, and wide he goes
                                                Through empty heaven without repose;
                                                And in the blue and glowing days
                                                More thick than rain he showers his rays.
                                                Though closer still the blinds we pull
                                                To keep the shady parlour cool,
                                                Yet he will find a chink or two
                                                To slip his golden fingers through.
                                                The dusty attic spider-clad,
                                                He, through the keyhole, maketh glad;
                                                And through the broken edge of tiles,
                                                Into the laddered hay-loft smiles.
                                                Meantime his golden face around
                                                He bares to all the garden ground,
                                                And sheds a warm and glittering look
                                                Among the ivy's inmost nook.
                                                Above the hills, along the blue,
                                                Round the bright air with footing true,
                                                To please the child, to paint the rose,
                                                The gardener of the World, he goes.

                                                VOCABULARY EXERCISE

                                                Find the nouns in the poem with the following meaning:

                                                • a sitting room, a drawing room
                                                • a small, quiet space; a corner
                                                • a period of resting and relaxation
                                                • a small, narrow opening
                                                • a window covering used to control light and privacy

                                                Click here for the answer key.

                                                DISCUSSION POINTS

                                                • What kind of mood or feeling does the poem create? Is it energetic, calm, or something else? 
                                                • In many cultures, the Sun is presented as a “he” — a masculine figure, while the Moon is often presented as a “she”. Why is that, do you think?
                                                • This poem is set in summer. How might the poet describe the winter sun? 

                                                MORE SUMMER-THEMED POEMS

                                                “Rain in Summer” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

                                                “Summer Moods” by John Clare

                                                “In Summer” by Lord Alfred Douglas

                                                NOTES

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                                                COVER PHOTO CREDIT

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                                                Soft-focus photograph of a sunset or sunrise with the sun glowing near the center of the frame. Tall grass or plant stems appear blurred in the foreground, silhouetted against a sky that shifts from warm orange and yellow near the horizon to cooler blue tones above, creating a serene and atmospheric effect.

                                                Alt...Soft-focus photograph of a sunset or sunrise with the sun glowing near the center of the frame. Tall grass or plant stems appear blurred in the foreground, silhouetted against a sky that shifts from warm orange and yellow near the horizon to cooler blue tones above, creating a serene and atmospheric effect.

                                                Black-and-white portrait of a man with medium-length hair parted in the middle and a mustache, wearing a dark suit jacket, white shirt, and tie. The plain background and soft lighting emphasize his face and upper body, giving the image a vintage, late 19th–early 20th century style.

                                                Alt...Black-and-white portrait of a man with medium-length hair parted in the middle and a mustache, wearing a dark suit jacket, white shirt, and tie. The plain background and soft lighting emphasize his face and upper body, giving the image a vintage, late 19th–early 20th century style.

                                                  [?]TinDrum » 🌐
                                                  @oscarjiminy@aus.social

                                                  @standardebooks The Horned Helmet by Henry Treece

                                                  I loved it so much my grade 4 teacher let me keep one of the books from the class set (they were all falling apart anyway)

                                                  This is that same copy she gave me, i've had this book almost 50 years

                                                  Image of the cover of a torn and batter old childrens' book with the lower part of an illustration of a viking

                                                  Alt...Image of the cover of a torn and batter old childrens' book with the lower part of an illustration of a viking

                                                    [?]Ronja » 🌐
                                                    @RonjaBiernat@chaos.social

                                                    @ruthpozuelo I’ve discovered so many brilliant books through the „Queer Around the World“ reading challenge.
                                                    queerbrarians.de/2026/06/15/qu

                                                    I hope you find your next favourite book too!

                                                    @reading
                                                    @bookstodon

                                                      [?]Ronja » 🌐
                                                      @RonjaBiernat@chaos.social

                                                      @jonassmith I’ve discovered so many brilliant books through the „Queer Around the World“ reading challenge.
                                                      queerbrarians.de/2026/06/15/qu

                                                      I hope you find your next favourite book too!

                                                      @reading
                                                      @bookstodon

                                                        [?]jaimedavid327 » 🌐
                                                        @jaimedavid327@jaimedavid.blog

                                                        When Literary Titan Put My Book on Their Podcast

                                                        There are certain moments in an author's journey that stand out forever. Publishing a book is already a surreal experience. For years, a story exists only in your imagination. It lives inside your head. Then, eventually, you take that idea and turn it into something physical. You write the words, edit the manuscript, format the pages, create the cover, and finally release it into the world. But once a book is released, something else happens. You have to let go. The story that was once […] [SENSITIVE CONTENT]

                                                        There are certain moments in an author’s journey that stand out forever.

                                                        Publishing a book is already a surreal experience. For years, a story exists only in your imagination. It lives inside your head. Then, eventually, you take that idea and turn it into something physical. You write the words, edit the manuscript, format the pages, create the cover, and finally release it into the world.

                                                        But once a book is released, something else happens.

                                                        You have to let go.

                                                        The story that was once completely yours now belongs to readers. It belongs to reviewers. It belongs to anyone who decides to pick it up and experience it for themselves.

                                                        As an independent author, those moments can feel especially meaningful because every milestone represents something you built yourself.

                                                        Recently, I experienced another one of those moments.

                                                        My debut novel, Wonderment Within Weirdness, was featured on the Literary Titan podcast, and that podcast episode was recently uploaded to YouTube.

                                                        Seeing that happen was incredibly exciting because Literary Titan was already an important milestone in my journey as an author.

                                                        They were one of the first major literary organizations to recognize my work.

                                                        They reviewed my book.

                                                        They awarded it the Literary Titan Silver Book Award.

                                                        And now, their discussion of my novel has reached an even wider audience through YouTube.

                                                        For an indie author, moments like this are incredibly meaningful.

                                                        When I first published Wonderment Within Weirdness, I knew I was creating something unusual.

                                                        I knew it was not a typical science fiction story.

                                                        I knew it was not going to fit neatly into one category.

                                                        The book was a combination of science fiction, fantasy, satire, adventure, cosmic speculation, and my own personal ideas about life, existence, morality, and the universe.

                                                        It was a story that I wanted to be big.

                                                        I wanted it to feel like an epic journey.

                                                        I wanted it to explore massive ideas while still being driven by personal emotions.

                                                        And when Literary Titan reviewed it, they recognized many of those elements.

                                                        Their podcast discussion focused on exactly what makes Wonderment Within Weirdness the type of story it is.

                                                        The review begins with the basic premise.

                                                        The story follows Matthew Tiberius, who dies and awakens in a strange and unexpected version of heaven.

                                                        Instead of finding a simple, peaceful afterlife, Matthew discovers a bizarre world filled with politics, conflicts, strange systems, and mysteries.

                                                        The heaven of Wonderment Within Weirdness is not just a place of eternal peace.

                                                        It is a fully developed world.

                                                        It has neighborhoods.

                                                        It has organizations.

                                                        It has conflicts.

                                                        It has power struggles.

                                                        It has systems that reflect many of the issues found in human society.

                                                        That was one of the things Literary Titan highlighted.

                                                        The idea of taking something traditionally viewed as perfect and exploring what happens when that environment becomes complicated.

                                                        Because one of the biggest themes behind Wonderment Within Weirdness is questioning systems.

                                                        Questioning authority.

                                                        Questioning judgment.

                                                        Questioning whether even supposedly perfect worlds can contain flaws.

                                                        The podcast also highlighted the scale of the story.

                                                        One thing I always wanted with this series was to create something massive.

                                                        The first book is not just about one character discovering a strange afterlife.

                                                        It expands into larger conflicts involving cosmic forces, different realities, and multiverse-level stakes.

                                                        The goal was to create a feeling of exploration.

                                                        A feeling that the universe was much bigger than the characters initially understood.

                                                        That sense of wonder is something that has always attracted me to science fiction and fantasy.

                                                        The idea that there are endless possibilities beyond what we know.

                                                        The idea that existence itself can be questioned and explored.

                                                        Literary Titan also discussed the tone of the novel.

                                                        And this was something I found especially interesting.

                                                        They described the writing style as bold, loud, messy, and intentionally excessive.

                                                        And honestly, that description fits.

                                                        Wonderment Within Weirdness was never meant to be a quiet story.

                                                        It was never meant to be a small, simple adventure.

                                                        The title itself says a lot.

                                                        There is wonder.

                                                        There is weirdness.

                                                        There is imagination.

                                                        There is chaos.

                                                        The story embraces being unconventional.

                                                        And that is something I have always valued as a creator.

                                                        Not every story has to follow the same formula.

                                                        Not every book has to feel like everything else already published.

                                                        Sometimes the most interesting stories are the ones that take risks.

                                                        Of course, a bold style is not going to appeal to every reader.

                                                        Every creative choice has people who love it and people who do not connect with it.

                                                        But as an author, I would rather create something that has a strong identity than something that feels like it was designed to be completely safe.

                                                        Literary Titan also discussed the world-building.

                                                        One of the biggest ideas behind the novel was imagining heaven as an actual functioning society.

                                                        What would happen if the afterlife had infrastructure?

                                                        What would happen if it had communities?

                                                        What would happen if beings with immense power still had disagreements, conflicts, and different interpretations of existence?

                                                        Those questions helped shape the world of Wonderment Within Weirdness.

                                                        The afterlife in the story is not simply a destination.

                                                        It is a place with history.

                                                        A place with politics.

                                                        A place with mysteries.

                                                        A place where characters still have to confront questions about morality, identity, and purpose.

                                                        Another major point from the review was the exploration of themes.

                                                        At its core, Wonderment Within Weirdness is not just about action and adventure.

                                                        It is also about bigger questions.

                                                        What does it mean to be judged?

                                                        Who gets to decide what is right and wrong?

                                                        What happens when systems designed to create order become complicated?

                                                        How do individuals find meaning in a universe that is larger than themselves?

                                                        These are questions that have fascinated humanity for centuries.

                                                        Science fiction and fantasy have always been powerful genres because they allow creators to explore those ideas through impossible scenarios.

                                                        A spaceship.

                                                        A magical world.

                                                        An alternate reality.

                                                        A strange version of heaven.

                                                        The setting may be fictional, but the questions are often very real.

                                                        That is what I have always loved about speculative fiction.

                                                        It allows us to explore reality by imagining something beyond reality.

                                                        The Literary Titan podcast also emphasized who might enjoy this type of story.

                                                        They highlighted readers who enjoy unconventional indie science fiction and fantasy.

                                                        Readers who enjoy mythological reinterpretations.

                                                        Readers who enjoy stories that are not afraid to experiment.

                                                        Readers who enjoy big ideas and unusual concepts.

                                                        And that means a lot to me because that is exactly the audience I hoped would connect with the book.

                                                        I never wanted Wonderment Within Weirdness to simply be another generic science fiction story.

                                                        I wanted it to feel like something that could only come from my imagination.

                                                        Something unique.

                                                        Something strange.

                                                        Something different.

                                                        The fact that Literary Titan recognized those qualities is incredibly meaningful.

                                                        Especially because independent authors often face a unique challenge.

                                                        When you publish traditionally, there is usually an established system behind you.

                                                        Editors.

                                                        Publishers.

                                                        Marketing teams.

                                                        Distribution networks.

                                                        When you publish independently, you are responsible for much more.

                                                        You are the writer.

                                                        You are the editor.

                                                        You are the marketer.

                                                        You are the person trying to convince the world that your story is worth discovering.

                                                        So when an organization like Literary Titan recognizes your work, it feels like validation that all those hours mattered.

                                                        Receiving the Literary Titan Silver Book Award was already an incredible honor.

                                                        Having them discuss the book on their podcast was another amazing step.

                                                        And now seeing that discussion uploaded to YouTube creates another opportunity.

                                                        It means more people can discover the story.

                                                        More people can learn what Wonderment Within Weirdness is about.

                                                        More people can see what kind of journey I created.

                                                        Looking back, it is still amazing to think about how far this book has traveled.

                                                        It started as an idea.

                                                        Then it became a manuscript.

                                                        Then a published novel.

                                                        Then an award-winning book.

                                                        Then a podcast discussion.

                                                        Then a YouTube video.

                                                        Every step represents another person encountering something that began in my imagination.

                                                        That is one of the most rewarding parts of being an author.

                                                        Stories have a life beyond their creators.

                                                        Once they are released, they can travel places the author never expected.

                                                        They can reach people the author never meets.

                                                        They can create conversations.

                                                        They can inspire thoughts.

                                                        They can become part of someone else’s experience.

                                                        That is the dream every writer has.

                                                        Not necessarily fame.

                                                        Not necessarily becoming the biggest author in the world.

                                                        But simply knowing that something you created reached another person.

                                                        For me, Literary Titan’s recognition of Wonderment Within Weirdness represents exactly that.

                                                        It represents someone else seeing the creativity, ambition, and imagination that went into the book.

                                                        It represents a reminder that taking a chance on yourself can lead to unexpected opportunities.

                                                        And it represents another chapter in my journey as Jaime David.

                                                        When I first wrote Wonderment Within Weirdness, I did not know where it would go.

                                                        I just knew I had a story I wanted to tell.

                                                        Now, years later, that story has been recognized, reviewed, awarded, and discussed by others.

                                                        And that is something I will always appreciate.

                                                        Because every book has a journey.

                                                        Every author has a journey.

                                                        And this has been one of the most incredible parts of mine.

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                                                        [?]Book dedications bot » 🤖 🌐
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                                                        Looking Out for Number One: How to Get from Where You Are Now to Where You Want to Be in Life by Robert J. Ringer

                                                        Dedicated to the hope that somwhere in our universe there exists a civilization whose inhabitants possess sole dominion over their own lives, where every individual has the ability to regognize and the courage to acknowledge reality, and where governments as we know them do not exist.

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                                                              Unfortunately, many who follow this link won't read the whole article, never mind a book. Unfortunate since this is a REALLY good read.

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                                                                : ✍️

                                                                "The Reset. It's like paintball," she said. "Except...there's no paint—and your mobile phone's the weapon."

                                                                "See, every few years there's an artificial famine. People get hungry. Everyone gets desperate and paranoid. Aggressive."

                                                                "When enough people start walking around with phones in their hands 'for protection,' a secret protocol's activated—The Reset begins."

                                                                •|•

                                                                👇 Your turn. Continue the story...

                                                                  [?]Isaac Asimov » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                  "It is no one’s privilege to despise another. It is only a hard-won right after long experience."

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                                                                    Juan despertó con Carla dormida a su lado, el tatuaje de girasol asomando y el recuerdo de una noche que rozó el nirvana. Pero el narrador ya estaba ahí, susurrando:
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                                                                      Juan entró al supermercado como novio responsable: lista de Carla en mano, carrito chirriante y ganas de una cena perfecta. Diez minutos después estaba de rodillas en el pasillo, rodeado de latas rodando, fideos esparcidos..
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                                                                        Juan en el parque de diversiones con Carla y Mariel: tratando de ser el novio héroe… lo arrastraron a la montaña rusa. Cara verde y pelo revuelto. Mariel miró al cielo y soltó:
                                                                        “Dile a esa voz que se busque otra historia.”
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                                                                            "El Indio": Entre la escuela que mandaban construir y la peregrinación impuesta por el cura, los indígenas se dividieron: unos caminaron tres días bajo el sol para pagar la deuda al santo, mientras...
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                                                                              [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                              MUTE. An undertaker's servant, who stands at the door of a person lying in state: so named from being supposed mute with grief.

                                                                              A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                              --
                                                                              @histodons

                                                                              Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): MUTE. An undertaker's servant, who stands at the door of a person lying in state: so named from being supposed mute with grief. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                              Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): MUTE. An undertaker's servant, who stands at the door of a person lying in state: so named from being supposed mute with grief. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                "Hamlet": "Sepultureros cavando la fosa de Ofelia debaten si se suicida o no… y la entierran en sagrado por ser noble. Hamlet ve la calavera de Yorick: «¡Ay, pobre Yorick! Yo le conocí…». Reflexión brutal sobre la muerte...
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                                                                                    [?]Book dedications bot » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                                    Fences by August Wilson

                                                                                    for Lloyd Richards, who adds to whatever he touches

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                                                                                      [?]Bob the Traveler » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                                      Matthew Lewis, born OTD in 1775, trained as a diplomat but is known for his novels and drama often classified as "Gothic horror" cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/p

                                                                                        [?]Isaac Asimov » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                                        "Psychiatry is becoming too popular. Everybody talks of complexes and neuroses and psychoses and compulsions and whatnot. One man’s guilt complex is another man’s good night’s sleep."

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