Monthly Archives: April 2006

Random Notes From All Over

Posted on April 11, 2006 by ubu507

I am really such a blind ass that never, in all these years, have I noticed anything of the entire vodoo cult, with its veneration of the snake and its thousand human sacrifices. And there my little tender Adelaide plays … Continue reading →

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Child of the Stars

Posted on April 8, 2006 by ubu507

a chapter from my novel:     14.   There was an interesting, if weird book that caught my eye among the shelves of interesting if weird books in the library that Miller had accumulated. It was a Fawcett Gold … Continue reading →

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The Cuckold’s Cap

Posted on April 7, 2006 by ubu507

The Cuckold’s Cap   The moon wears a cuckold’s cap But he laughs to see us — I in my greatcoat of imagination And she in her sable of wonder   Between two candle flames Our heads flicker, suspended We … Continue reading →

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The Orientalist Part Two

Posted on April 6, 2006 by ubu507

The Orientalist by Tom Reiss (Random House, $14.95) PART TWO So what lessons can we learn from Lev Nussimbaum’s trek through the low lights of Twentieth Century history? Let’s consider the Bolsheviks who first shattered Lev’s idyllic childhood. Anyone who … Continue reading →

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The Orientalist

Posted on April 5, 2006 by ubu507

The Orientalist by Tom Reiss (Random House, $14.95) I’ve just read a fascinating and informative book called The Orientalist by Tom Reiss. In one way it’s a literary detective story like A. J. A. Symons’s The Quest for Corvo or … Continue reading →

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Noon

Posted on April 4, 2006 by ubu507

Noon   The eclipse and glow Whisper at the edge of Her brave vibration glittering Her blouse clinging at the rise Half laughing half in the flush Of her full circle Casual, secret, still Yet interestingly transparent In the strong … Continue reading →

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