James Joyce

 James Joyce

was as unyielding in his thoughts as I. Browsing in bookstores often had me pausing at names of artists I had information they were important. When I found Portrait I immediately knew it was for me. Empathetic and ready for more, I found a few poems and then Dubliners. Totally receptive when I opened Ulysses, I read until somewhere in Bloom's early chapters and then couldn't proceed. The empathy felt for Joyce remained. In the 60s I watched the film of Ulysses that featured Milo Oshea. After a few more failed beginnings I finally dove into it and read it straight through as if it were Mickey Spillane. Between this reading and seeing the film I developed a good understanding of the overall structure of Ulysses. Over the years I have read articles and revisited the novel in part to enjoy the language and in part to increase my knowledge of the more difficult pieces. When in New York I saw a film of Finnegan's Wake. While it was interesting, and had subtitles, in the end I realized I hadn't the mental strength to take on the book. I have read parts of it, but never set out to conquer it. As I wrote at the beginning, I have much empathy for Joyce. Understanding of the man? Just a bit.

Posting my rap

 I rap Carter's Little Liver Pills

My sound gon cure all a your ills
Don't drop yo pants down your knees
Cause you trips eva time you flees
Gonna recall what this here rhyme is for
Five minutes before you wise up to the score
I gum the old ladies behind they necks
Cause I can't remember how to gain they sex
I got the courage and strength of my moves
Long as my walker ain't caught in no grooves
Stand back and admire my stuff
Don't get in the way you ain't tough
Slap you upside your lame understanding
That's all folks cause now I'm landing

Dark Tales From the Dystopia of Now

 It is my conviction that the Earth is spiraling to destruction, that it is a human-made catastrophe, and that it may be irreversible, even if we take drastic action now. That I could be wrong is barely given credence in my latest stories. EndEarthers will be my so-called masterwork. A few of my scenarios hold out a slight bit of hope. Not comfortable ones. We shall see.   

And so my book

 My new book is still taking shape. I write dark stories about the human condition. 

Title: ENDEARTHERS

Stories: 

Quiet Beneath the Moon - a love story set in the dystopian time of NOW

Henry's War - war breaches the shores of America

Teapot's Roaches - a unique scenario that could revive the dying Earth

William S Burroughs

 “All of my work is directed against those who are bent on blowing up the planet.” —William S. Burroughs