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.”
https://fictograma.com/d/3454-la-vida-no-tan-normal-de-juan-007-montana-rusa

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"Don Quijote - Cap. 19": Noche cerrada en el camino. Luces como fantasmas se acercan: ¡un cuerpo muerto en litera de luto! Yo, el Caballero de la Triste Figura, cargo contra ellos. Sancho tiembla, pero la aventura...

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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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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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#books #literature #writing

"Rikan soldando con total concentración en su taller. Mark regresa de su aventura, deja la caja y por fin puede descansar en casa. Arriba en Loxus, Miyako, Kusa y Soka vuelven al cuartel de los Guardianes entre sonrisas y...
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Fences by August Wilson #books #literature #dedication

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for Lloyd Richards, who adds to whatever he touches

Matthew Lewis, born OTD in 1775, trained as a diplomat but is known for his novels and drama often classified as "Gothic horror" https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/providence/locations.html?s=mb #HPL #HPLovecraft #eldritch #literature

"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."

#literature

El Rincón Verde: Bajo la lluvia, entre flores que susurran y plantas que abren portales, Ágata atiende clientes con peticiones imposibles: sueños, muertos… y secretos.
https://fictograma.com/d/3450-el-rincon-verde

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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...
https://fictograma.com/d/3451-la-vida-no-tan-normal-de-juan-005-manana-siguiente

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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...
https://fictograma.com/d/3452-la-vida-no-tan-normal-de-juan-006-supermercado

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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...
https://fictograma.com/d/3454-la-vida-no-tan-normal-de-juan-007-montana-rusa

#books #literature #writing

"Don Quijote - Cap. 19": Noche cerrada en el camino. Luces como fantasmas se acercan: ¡un cuerpo muerto en litera de luto! Yo, el Caballero de la...

https://fictograma.com/d/3455-el-ingenioso-hidalgo-don-quijote-de-la-mancha-parte-i-capitulo-19

#books #literature #writing

"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...
https://fictograma.com/d/3456-el-indio-tercera-parte-los-peregrinos-gregorio-lopez-y-fuentes

#books #literature #writing

José Lezama Lima, _Paradiso_.

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José Lezama Lima, _Paradiso_.

"Hamlet": "Sepultureros cavando la fosa de Ofelia debaten si se suicida o no… la entierran en sagrado por ser noble. Hamlet ve la calavera de Yorick: «¡Ay, pobre Yorick! Yo le conocí…»
https://fictograma.com/d/3457-hamlet-acto-5-escenas-de-la-1-a-la-4

#books #literature #writing

"Rikan soldando con total concentración en su taller. Mark regresa de su aventura, deja la caja y por fin puede descansar en casa. Arriba en Loxus, Miyako, Kusa y Soka vuelven al cuartel de los Guardianes...
https://fictograma.com/d/3458-oddysey

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Scots Whay Hae! speaks to the five shortlisted authors for this year’s Scottish Crime Debut of the Year award: May Rinaldi (Liar Thief); Zoë Rankin (The Vanishing Place); Linda Duncan McLaughlin (Original Sins): Frances Crawford (A Bad, Bad Place); and Kirsty Lockwood (We Know What You Did)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXlAe5b0R5c

#Scottish #literature #podcast #CrimeFiction #BloodyScotland

Matthew Lewis, born OTD in 1775, trained as a diplomat but is known for his novels and drama often classified as "Gothic horror" https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/new-york-hp-lovecraft/?s=mb #HPL #HPLovecraft #eldritch #literature

A Nation in Denial: The Truth About Homelessness by Alice S. Baum and Donald W. Burnes #books #literature #dedication

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This book is dedicated to Button, Ralph, Brenda, Tim, Donald, Loraine, Richard, Chales, Jimmy, Donald, Steve, Eddie, Ted, Shannon, Patricia, Arthur, Archie, Joe, Zollie, Henry, Jerome, and the other homeless people with whom we worked and from whom we learned the importance of telling the truth.

Matthew Lewis, born OTD in 1775, trained as a diplomat but is known for his novels and drama often classified as "Gothic horror" https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/providence/?s=mb #HPL #HPLovecraft #eldritch #literature

László Krasznahorkai, _Tango satánico_.

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László Krasznahorkai, _Tango satánico_.

Commercial Breaks

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Beautiful poem in Interlingua.

"..., an international language. It extracts the common Graeco-Latin vocabulary present in today's languages.

Here is a translation of the poem:

The sky is a canvas
painted only in gray
Raindrops dance
that haven't yet fallen

Little by little
the first drops come,
slowly begins
the percussive struggle

Furious drums
I hear from the roofs,
lying drowsy
in a disheveled bed

The air is full
of the scents of the earth
and my mind of thoughts
that spin and wander

When rain falls,
I whisper your name
and behind the gray sky
I see a light

Leaves bend
with heavy drops
The earth is a mirror
that reflects birds

The fragrance of firs
and of fresh grass
fills the soft
picturesque ground

Clouds – the poets,
write ethereal verses
and winds carry them
slowly to you

I open the window,
hear celestial poems
and perhaps your voice
from the distant forest

But suddenly, in the distance,
the thunder, a brilliance
The lightning wrote
your name to the sky

When you return,
summer will return
Still in spring
I remain abandoned

Little by little
the rain ends
and I say your name:
Kalini, Kalini"
(...)

https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=0hlLoysbCPI

(https://youtu.be/0hlLoysbCPI)

#MarcusScriptor #Interlingua #ConLang #Language #Poem #Poetry #Literature

Haley Heynderickx

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I don’t leave comments on your willows

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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" https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/providence/poe.html?s=mb #HPL #HPLovecraft #eldritch #literature

theft and being used

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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" https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/providence/lovecraft.html?s=mb #HPL #HPLovecraft #eldritch #literature

Albert Pike, a 33° Mason, compiled a massive book on the Rite of Masonry called Morals and Dogma, first published in 1871. For many decades it was required reading for Scottish Rite Masons, and is still highly recommended.

He is also credited with writing the ritual of the 33° for the Southern Jurisdiction.

#Freemasonry #Freimaurerei #Masonry #2B1ASK1 #History #Literature #publishing #ScottishRite

That Cheese Plate Wants to Party: Festive Boards, Spreads, and Recipes with the Cheese by Numbers Method by Marissa Mullen #books #literature #dedication

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To my online community of cheese lovers, who are always down to party together or apart

NAMING THE SNAKES
New Writing Scotland 44
Ed. by Chris Powici, Allan Radcliffe & Anna C. Frater

The best new short fiction & poetry from forty-three writers who are Scottish by birth, residence, or inclination, writing in English, Gaelic, & Scots. Available for preorder now from all good bookshops! (And the evil one too.)

https://asls.org.uk/publications/books/newwriting/nws44/

#Scottish #literature #NewWriting #shortstories #shortfiction #poetry #poems #Gaidhlig #Gaelic #Scots #Scotslanguage #writingcommunity

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Book cover: Naming the Snakes New Writing Scotland 44 Edited by Chris Powici and Allan Radcliffe Gaelic Editor: Anna C. Frater The cover image shows a mix of overlapping yellow, orange, and purple fabrics, semi-transparent, on top of a drawing of a hand holding a disc which rests on top of a pillar. The head of a snake coils up from below to rest on the disc.

“Where are our roots? How do we make ourselves at home? How does the stranger come to feel at home? Maybe we need to remind ourselves of what a family is, what it could be, and what it stands for, to begin to make sense of the wider world.”

Read the editors’ introduction to NAMING THE SNAKES: New Writing Scotland 44:

https://asls.org.uk/publications/books/newwriting/nws-44-introduction/

#Scottish #literature #NewWriting #shortstories #shortfiction #poetry #poems #Gaidhlig #Gaelic #Scots #Scotslanguage #writingcommunity

He picked up a pebble
and threw it into the sea.

And another, and another.
He couldn't stop.

He wasn't trying to fill the sea.
He wasn't trying to empty the beach.

He was just throwing away,
nothing else but…

—Norman MacCaig, “Small boy”
published in THE POEMS OF NORMAN MacCAIG (Birlinn, 2009)

https://birlinn.co.uk/product/the-poems-of-norman-maccaig/

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Small boy by Norman MacCaig He picked up a pebble and threw it into the sea. And another, and another. He couldn't stop. He wasn't trying to fill the sea. He wasn't trying to empty the beach. He was just throwing away, nothing else but. Like a kitten playing he was practising for the future when there'll be so many things he'll want to throw away if only his fingers will unclench and let them go.

That was when I threw the stone and then ran after;
splashing into Smallholm burn I made the colours
of a summer’s day cascade around me…

—Ron Butlin, “Histories of Desire”
published in HISTORIES OF DESIRE (Bloodaxe, 1995)

https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/histories-desire/

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Histories of Desire Ron Butlin At Carsethorn, Solway Coast That was when I threw the stone and then ran after; splashing into Smallholm burn I made the colours of a summer’s day cascade around me. That was when the water stilled to rowanberries, clouds and dark green leaves I could never reach before. I tried to pick one up – that was when the earth and sky first slipped between my finders. All histories are histories of desire, they tell me how my life begins and ends: a stretch of water, a stone a child sends skimming to the other side.

"“You are an important man–”Ralston snorted.“You do not consider that to be so?” asked Blaustein.“No, I don’t. There are no important men, any more than there are important individual bacteria.”“I don’t understand.”“I don’t expect you to.”"

#literature

“He was an advocate of the new, & that made him stand out in a Scottish modernist literary milieu where there was a kind of gruff, backwards-looking impulse”

—Greg Thomas on A HOME IN SPACE, a new collection of Edwin Morgan’s concrete, visual & sound poetry

https://list.co.uk/news/greg-thomas-on-edwin-morgan-he-nudged-scottish-literature-into-the-modern-world-48514

#Scottish #literature #poetry #concretepoetry #soundpoetry #visualpoetry #EdwinMorgan

A Home in Space: Selected Concrete, Visual and Sound Poetry by Edwin Morgan – edited by Greg Thomas & Julie Johnstone – will be published in August 2026 by Reaktion Books

https://reaktionbooks.co.uk/work/a-home-in-space

#Scottish #literature #poetry #concretepoetry #soundpoetry #visualpoetry #EdwinMorgan

While looking into this story, I discovered that Karl Oskar (and Kristina) Days is underway in Lindström.

Fans of the The Emigrants series of novels by Vilhelm Moberg might enjoy fighting traffic to get up there for the festivities.

U.S. Highway 8 in that area is known as "The Moberg Trail."

https://www.cityoflindstrom.us/1348/KOD-Schedule-Event-Submission

#Minnesota #immigration #history #literature #film

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Liv Ullman, in a famous scene from the film "The Emigrants," portraying Kristina on a swing.

To NAB. To seize, or catch unawares. To nab the teaze; to be privately whipped. To nab the stoop; to stand in the pillory. To nab the rust; a jockey term for a horse that becomes restive. To nab the snow: to steal linen left out to bleach or dry. CANT.

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

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Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): To NAB. To seize, or catch unawares. To nab the teaze; to be privately whipped. To nab the stoop; to stand in the pillory. To nab the rust; a jockey term for a horse that becomes restive. To nab the snow: to steal linen left out to bleach or dry. CANT. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

More brilliance from Stratis Haviaras. #honeymoon #literature #greekliterature #books

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More brilliance from Stratis Haviaras. #honeymoon #literature #greekliterature #books

More Than Shelves

Our Library

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
— Cicero

I recently came across the French word bibliothèque—library. It made me stop and think. In a home, a library is not simply a collection of shelves filled with books. Shelves are where books are stored. A library is something more. It reflects who you are.

The books we choose to keep tell a story about our interests, our values, our curiosity, and even the different seasons of our lives. A well-loved novel, a favorite cookbook, a biography that changed the way we think, a travel guide that reminds us of a special journey—together they become a quiet autobiography.

Perhaps that’s what makes a home library so special. It isn’t measured by the number of books it holds, but by the life it reflects. Every shelf is a chapter, every book a memory, and together they tell the story of the people who call that house home.

Our library occupies a prominent place in our home, not because I intended it to make a statement, but because that’s where we had the space. At the time, I never considered what those shelves might communicate to others. Now I realize they speak quietly on my behalf. They reveal what intrigues me, what I cherish enough to keep nearby, and the enduring conversations I continue to have with authors long after I’ve turned the final page.

If you think about it, what we choose to read says a great deal about who we are. Our books reveal our interests, our curiosity, our dreams, and the questions we continue to ask. They remind us where we’ve been and sometimes point us toward where we hope to go.

In Home Sweet Maison: The French Art of Making a Home, Danielle Postel-Vinay writes, “In Paris, it’s better to talk about the book you read last weekend than to show off your Rolex.” I smiled when I read that. I’d like to think the same could be said here in America, although perhaps that’s a bit optimistic.

To me, good taste has very little to do with the watch you wear, the car you drive, or the label inside your jacket. It has far more to do with how you choose to live your life—with your curiosity, your kindness, the conversations you enjoy, and the ideas that continue to shape you. A well-read book with dog-eared pages can be far more interesting than an expensive possession that simply announces its price.

With this in mind, I’ve become more thoughtful about the books I add to my library. Rather than simply filling another shelf, I hope each one reflects something about who I am and what I value. I often collect the complete works of authors I admire, not only because I enjoy their writing, but because I know I’ll return to their books again and again. Like visiting an old friend, each reading reveals something I missed before or speaks to me in a new way.

Most of all, I believe we should surround ourselves with what we love. Whether it’s books, art, music, or treasured mementos, the things we choose to live with quietly shape our homes and, in many ways, remind us of who we aspire to be. Perhaps that’s the true purpose of a home library. It isn’t simply a place to keep books. It’s a place that reflects a life of curiosity, learning, and the enduring joy of reading.

Born this day: 07/09/1945
Dean Koontz is an American writer and screenwriter. Beastchild (1971) was nominated for the Hugo & Locus Awards. His novels are billed as suspense thrillers, but frequently incorporate elements of horror, fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and satire.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Koontz

#Literature #SciFi #ScienceFiction #books #bookstodon #coverart #bookart #bookcovers
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Cover art by Bert Tanner

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Venture SCIENCE FICTION (August 1970) - featured story: BEASTCHILD a complete new novel by DEAN R. KOONTZ. Cover art by Bert Tanner. 60¢ Two large, dark blue clawed hands emerge from a textured red and brown mass in the foreground. The left hand holds a small, white, angular pyramid between its four visible, pointed claws, while the right hand reaches toward the same object with its claws spread wide. These claws are tipped with white. Between the hands and a background of curved, concentric bands in shades of blue, green, yellow, and orange that sweep upward from the bottom right, two thin, black, horizontal shards float.

The Social Realism of Elizabeth Gaskell Who Went Against Outworn Victorian Values

Once pigeonholed as “Mrs Gaskell,” a representative of outworn Victorian values, Elizabeth Gaskell is a more radical writer than you might expect.

https://www.thecollector.com/elizabeth-gaskell-social-realism/

Gaskell at PG:

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/220

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In the photograph, Elizabeth Gaskell sits in an ornate chair with books next to her. She is dressed in a dark, vertically striped Victorian dress with a white collar. A large, patterned paisley shawl covers her arms and lap, and a round brooch or locket is pinned at the center of her bodice.

Evil for Evil by K.J. Parker #books #literature #dedication

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People are all right as far as they go, but sometimes only places will do. This one's for Century and Stickledown, Langport, Whitestaunton and Middle Room: the pacifist's Valhalla.

"I don’t say it was deliberate fraud. He was probably madly sincere, and sincerely mad."

#literature

Went digging into a roof space in the kitchen, looking for two jerrycans stashed there, found them AND a book: Brother and other stories, Clifford D Simak. Will proceed to read it later on.

#books #literature #scifi

Mil gracias a Salvador Luis, por esta fantástica reseña 🖤🖤🖤

http://www.panoptista.com/mal-de-bosque-de-izaskun-gracia-quintana/

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Imagen de la entrada a la reseña de la novela «Mal de bosque»