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6/12/2023 0 Comments Shakespeare sonnet 73![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() If I was to present to this group a poem with as many ideas and loosely linked tropes as Sonnet 73 (albeit with whatever level of skill I otherwise possess) they would likely be puzzled and displeased with it. Tonight I’ll go to a meeting with three other poets, two of which are more accomplished than I am, with several published collections under their names. If one is able to overlook those two things, or simply accept them as artifacts of the form and the time it was written, the next thing I notice is how much is stuffed into those 121 words. The syntax too, is not modern-day natural speech, but then when undertaking a sonnet even modern-day poets will sacrifice some of that for sound and compression of expression reasons. In this case it’s not so much a case of “need to look that one up” words so much as it’s the olden-days tenses, pronouns and word forms: “mayst, ”thou,” “see’st,” “fadeth,” “doth,” “perceiv’st,” and “ere.” Given that the sonnet is a compressed form (this one uses 121 words) that might put one off. The first thing one might notice is the antique language. What might we see if we encounter it this way, without preconceptions? You may want to follow along with the text, which can be found here. Since I’m not a real scholar or expert in such things, let’s take a look at it as if it was another of our presentations of lesser-known poems by little-known poets. Here’s one of the best-known of Shakespeare’s sonnets, which means it’s clearly one of “Poetry’s Greatest Hits.” ![]() 6/12/2023 0 Comments Passions of a wicked earl![]() ![]() ![]() 44 Chapter 6 Husbands! 70 Chapter 7 Hollie awoke midmorning, buried to her eyebrows in a marvelously… 81 Chapter 8 Charles spent the rest of the early afternoon with his… 96 Chapter 9 The east parlor was a long, ornately galleried hall with… 119 Chapter 10 “I have no intention of standing here defending my commission… 135 Chapter 11 Try as she might, Hollie had no luck retrieving Sidmouth’s… 144 Chapter 12 “Where, my lord?” Not that Hollie cared a whit where… 159 Chapter 13 Charles’s house looked vastly different to him in the clear,… 175 Chapter 14 “What is this thing, Hollie?” 185 Chapter 15 “That big hunter’s in his stall, m’lord, champin’ for a… 196 Chapter 16 “His name is Briscoe, Hollie, and he lives right there… 205 Chapter 17 His library seemed different tonight. 12 Chapter 3 Hollie Finch knew that she ought to be utterly terrified… 20 Chapter 4 Hollie swallowed hard, terrified that Everingham suddenly knew everything about… 32 Chapter 5 Husband. ![]() Summerwell’s just pulled him round… 1 Chapter 2 Holy Christ. Contents Chapter 1 “Your prisoner’s arrived, my lord. ![]() 6/11/2023 0 Comments The Craghold Crypt by Edwina Noone![]() ![]() A scream is cut short by a clawed hand closing over your mouth, as you realize that the detective investigating the case is really a werewolf. Down in the cemetery, a hooded figure breaks into the old mausoleum by the light of a black candle. Imprisoned in the attic, a madwoman plays cacophonous dirges on an old pipe organ. Someone is murdered by a trained gorilla, another suggests holding a seance. The Craghold Legacy (Edwina Noone) 10 Ghost Wood Song (Erica Waters) 11 The Changeling (Victor Lavalle) 12 Taiping Tales of Terror (Julya Oui) of 1 Show My Results Your Results Click the SHOW MY RESULTS button above to calculate your results. Rumors circulate of a family curse, and of strange creatures that roam the moors by night. With her first view of the cursed Craghold House, deep in the remote HEX Country of Pennsylvania, an inexplicable fear shrouded Donna Duncan. In the basement, a mad doctor performs grotesque experiments. Edwina Noone The Craghold Crypt Published: 1973 Formats: Series: The Craghold - 4 Main Genre: Gothic Rating: Purchase: Share: Description Genres Prisoner of Evil. ![]() ![]() At the door, a gaunt, cadaverous butler leads you inside, where a strange assortment of individuals are gathered for the reading of the previous occupant's will: a hypnotist, an egyptologist, an occult investigator, a fraud medium, a wisecracking reporter but could one of them be the notorious criminal known as the Crimson Bat? Not long after, a detective arrives in search of a madman who escaped from the local insane asylum. Your car breaks down on a lonely road, and so you look for shelter at the forbidding old mansion on the hill. ![]() ![]() Children and adults alike will learn a ton of spacey facts in this far-out book that's sure to excite even the youngest of astrophiles. ![]() Back matter includes a timeline which sums up important findings discussed throughout, while the glossary and index provide a quick point of reference for readers. Get ready to S-T-R-E-T-C-H your mindWhat is a black hole Where do they come from How were they discovered Can we visit one Carolyn Cinami DeCristofano. Paintings by Michael Carroll, coupled with real telescopic images, help readers visualize the facts and ideas presented in the text, such as how light bends, and what a supernova looks like. In lively and text, the book starts off with a thorough explanation of gravity and the role it plays in the formation of black holes. With space facts and answers about the galaxies (ours, and others) A Black Hole is NOT a Hole takes readers on a ride that will stretch their minds around the phenomenon known as a black hole. ![]() ![]() Budding astronomers and scientists will love this humorous introduction to the extremely complex concept of black holes. ![]() 6/11/2023 0 Comments The bone clocks characters![]() ![]() Holly consents to the strange offer, thinking the woman insane. She nevertheless decides to keep running away alone and meets Esther Little, an older woman who insists on giving her green tea in exchange for asylum. Arriving at her boyfriend's home, Holly finds him in bed with her best friend. Before she leaves, her younger brother Jacko hands her a maze and tells her to memorize it. A Hot Spell, 1984įifteen-year-old Holly Sykes runs away from home to live with her 24-year-old boyfriend. The book consists of six stories set during different times of Holly’s life. The title refers to a derogatory term the immortal characters use for normal humans, who are doomed to mortality because of their aging bodies. They are loosely connected by the character of Holly Sykes, a young woman from Gravesend who is gifted with an "invisible eye" and semi- psychic abilities, and a war between two immortal factions, the Anchorites, who derive their immortality from murdering others, and the Horologists, who are naturally able to reincarnate. The novel is divided into six sections with five first-person point-of-view narrators. Myrrh Is Mine, Its Bitter Perfume, 1991. ![]() The novel won the 2015 World Fantasy Award. It was long-listed for the Man Booker Prize 2014, and called one of the best novels of 2014 by Stephen King. The Bone Clocks is a novel by British writer David Mitchell. ![]() 6/10/2023 0 Comments The halloween tree book cover![]() ![]() We need more Halloween trees! I give this book 4.5 out of 5 coffins. Perfect for Halloween, Christmas, or any other day of the year, this charming, life-affirming picture book deserves to become a dual holiday tradition. T he Halloween Tree celebrates the joy and freedom of imaginative play and suggests that all people (and trees!) can find their unique purpose if given enough time and enough support to do so. Teresa Martinez’s warm illustrations are full of personality and humor, and Susan Montanari’s sweet prose makes this book imminently re-readable. ![]() The Halloween Tree is a funny, heartwarming story about a very special (and very grumpy) tree that finds its place in the world and learns to appreciate love and friendship. I’d like to thank Sourcebooks Jabberwocky for providing a copy via Edelweiss+ in exchange for review consideration. ![]() Then the parents threaten to cut the ugly tree down and the children save him in a way that makes everyone-including the tree-happy. When some inventive children discover him, he begins to change his mind, but discovers it’s too late to fulfill a Christmas destiny. ![]() As he grows, his determination not to grow into a Christmas tree gnarls his branches so that he becomes a twisted, spooky old tree. Eight costumed boys running to meet their friend Pipkin at the haunted house outside town encounter. “I don’t like lights, I don’t like decorations, and I don’t like people,” declares a young pine tree. : The Halloween Tree (9780375803017) by Ray Bradbury and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. A fast-moving, eerie tale set on Halloween night. ![]() 6/10/2023 0 Comments The dry film tie in jane harper![]() Because Falk and his childhood friend Luke Hadler shared a secret, one which Luke's death threatens to unearth. As suspicion spreads through the town, Falk is forced to confront the community that rejected him twenty years earlier. NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING ERIC BANA AS AARON FALK.įederal Police investigator Aaron Falk returns to his hometown for the funerals and is unwillingly drawn into the investigation. ![]() Everyone assumes Luke Hadler committed suicide after slaughtering his wife and six-year-old son.įederal Police investigator Aaron Falk returns to his hometown for the funerals and is unwillingl. Tensions in the farming community become unbearable when three members of the Hadler family are discovered shot to death on their property. ![]() It hasn't rained in Kiewarra for two years. NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING ERIC BANA AS AARON FALK. ![]() 6/10/2023 0 Comments Network effect wells![]() ![]() But since it is a longstanding Deadline tradition, here is what I am hearing on the eve of the first pilot-to-series orders. The TV development process is all about the writers, and it is surreal to watch the culmination of their efforts - series greenlights - play out with them on the sidelines.īetween the WGA negotiations, major executive shakeups and layoffs, it has been hard to focus on pilot season this year as the importance of pilot gossip pales in comparison to the seismic events in our industry. (Fox has given straight-to-series orders to dramas HI-Surf and Doc and has three new animated series for next season the CW has been stocking up on acquired scripted series.) Not all pilots will hear their fate before the upfront week of May 15 for those that do, their creators might get the news on the WGA picket lines. These decisions are getting fewer and fewer as pilot season volume has declined sharply since the pandemic, with 14 pilots across three networks - ABC, CBS and NBC - this year. RELATED: WGA East Will Picket TV Upfronts In The Event Of Writers Strike ![]() RELATED: No Kimmel? No Meyers? NewFront & Upfront Presentations Face Adjustments With WGA On Strikeīut it is expected to affect pickup decisions as the networks are faced with the possibility that no newly ordered or renewed scripted series could go into production for months if the impasse between the writers guild and the studios does not get resolved quickly - which appears unlikely. ![]() ![]() And something like that has to be commemorated," the 67-year-old novelist wrote. "It has been a helluva twenty years, twenty years that have transformed my life and career, twenty years during which the novel has never been out of print. Meanwhile, Martin commemorated the 20 th anniversary of the release of "A Game of Thrones" by looking back on the events that transpired during the past two decades through his LiveJournal account. This means that one of them might not be the real deal. The Redditor claimed that he has no idea how when Penguin Random House registered the new ISBN 9780553801538, but he believes that the information gathered was valid since the prefix number 978-0-553 belongs to Martin's official book publishing company.īut an early ISBN for the sixth installment of Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" book saga had been registered more than a year ago. ![]() Martin has said that he is still working on "The Winds of Winter," a new speculation claims that the book's publisher is already preparing for its upcoming release.Ī report from Digital Spy revealed that Reddit user Burnfyre spotted another ISBN registration of "The Winds of Winter." ![]() ![]() The Winds of Winter Wikipedia/Bantam Spectra ![]() |