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"A story is made up of words and characters. Are the words well chosen and do the characters live? All the rest is literary gossip."

My six decade love affair with the English language compels me to offer a list of authors whose work meets my critical standards. The single criterion operant is the quality of the prose as composed by the writers. I have made no discrimination whatsoever as to subject matter, theme, or plot.

Therefore be warned!

A great many of the works here listed may involve themes or subjects repugnant to some readers. I can only advise that if a particular story cannot be stomached, go on to the next; you will find at least a few to be to your taste.

Monday, June 02, 2008

serendipity* (the dark side...)

fr.Sunday's SF Chron.-the "Travel" section...
(6-1-08)
traveler-writer wandering thru the hinterlands of Albania...
"After passing this eerie ghost town I
was surprised to see, out of the corner of
my eye, a doll crucified on the metal
crossbars of a concrete pillar. The next
half-finished building had a stuffed
elephant impaled on a 6-inch bolt in a wall.
The grisly scenes continued with a massacre
of teddy bears, Barbies and a few
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, all offered
like sacrifices atop construction projects.
I was told this was for luck, but
never did find out why."
))))))))))))))))
* occurrence and development of events by chance...
....in a happy or beneficial way....

posted by greshunkai @ 5:40 PM 1 comments