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I've written some new things here lately of which I am very proud.
The Fugitives for blog
I felt clouded with doubts when we first drove down the long entranceway to the campground where we intended to live. Can I adjust to living like this, surrounded by RVs, tents and trailers? Won’t it feel like being on d...
My hands are learning you.
All my life they have been open
like questions, asking,
“Who will fit here, will she be this way,
or this way?”
They extend and caress an invisible presence.
Then you slid between them;
at first they were surprised.
“Thi...
Look around you:
look at the people, so driven, driven
by a force
relentless as gravity
inescapable as day and night, life and death.
The power that winds us and grinds us,
makes us crazy is the hunger for love,
the search for love, the absence of...
Listen carefully.
If you have held a child in your lap,
tenderly, warmly, feeling yourself flow
into your child, feeling yourself melt
into your child,
that is how you, too, are being held, always.
Your child also holds another child,
a future chi...
Fox and I met in 1999 by a flukish accident. At the time I was
single, and not liking it. I had taken up the habit of visiting
online singles websites. We all know that the internet dating world is a mad farcical gallery, a circus sideshow of fant...
Profile Information
- Are you an Author, Reader, Publisher, Editor, Agent or Other?
- I'm an author. I'm posthumously famous for my works, "Why I'm Not
Famous" and "Why I'll Be Famous After I'm Dead". Things have really
picked up since my demise, I've done the best writing of my....um..life,
okay okay, I'm not dead. But it's true I've been doing the best writing of
my life. I write literary fiction, funny non-fiction, mock email spams and LOTS of poetry.
- Do You Have A Website?
- www.artsdigitalphoto.com I'm a published photographer working with
Shutterbug Magazine
http://morganmandelbooks.ning.com/profile/ArtRosch
www.blogofascination.com
- About Me:
- I'm into photography, astronomy, music...I just call myself
a dedicated artist, and leave it at that. Five years ago my wife and I got out of the house, bought a 38 foot motorhome and have enjoyed every minute of our new lifestyle. Wish we had done it a decade ago. Cut our overhead by
two thirds, live in a campground near the Napa wineries and have a great
community.
- Do you have a blog site?
- http://www.blogofascination.blogspot.com
- Favorite Books:
- Rising Up And Rising Down, William T. Vollmann, all Don Delillo books, sci fi by Iain Banks and all the old school sci fi people like Jack Vance.
I read political and historical non fiction and am always looking for new
writers to admire. My agent-at-the-time compared one of my books to a Philip Roth book.
- Favorite Bookstores on land or cyberspace
- I'm stumped on that one. If I need a used book I go to
Amazon online.
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The Fugitives, A Dog Rescue Story (from "Green Highway")
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I felt clouded with doubts when we first drove down the long entranceway to the campground where we intended to live. Can I adjust to living like this, surrounded by RVs, tents and trailers? Won’t it feel like being on display, every time we want to go outside and sit in o… Continue
Posted on April 18, 2009 at 6:30pm —
The Fox
My hands are learning you.
All my life they have been open
like questions, asking,
“Who will fit here, will she be this way,
or this way?”
They extend and caress an invisible presence.
Then you slid between them;
at first they were surprised.
“This is not what we expected”, they said,
“we held ourselves here, where there was nothing,
and we learned to stroke the silky smoothness of nothing,
and became stubborn waiting for nothing.”
But you pulled my hands into yourself,
and the questions were… Continue
All my life they have been open
like questions, asking,
“Who will fit here, will she be this way,
or this way?”
They extend and caress an invisible presence.
Then you slid between them;
at first they were surprised.
“This is not what we expected”, they said,
“we held ourselves here, where there was nothing,
and we learned to stroke the silky smoothness of nothing,
and became stubborn waiting for nothing.”
But you pulled my hands into yourself,
and the questions were… Continue
Posted on April 15, 2009 at 12:32pm — 2 Comments
Look: A Love Poem
Look around you:
look at the people, so driven, driven
by a force
relentless as gravity
inescapable as day and night, life and death.
The power that winds us and grinds us,
makes us crazy is the hunger for love,
the search for love, the absence of love,
the loss of love.
Its effects are everywhere,
visible and invisible,
pervasive;
in this landscape of loss
and loneliness
the search grips everyone
obsessive as a drug hunger
so intrusive and demanding
that we are not even aware
as it seeps int… Continue
look at the people, so driven, driven
by a force
relentless as gravity
inescapable as day and night, life and death.
The power that winds us and grinds us,
makes us crazy is the hunger for love,
the search for love, the absence of love,
the loss of love.
Its effects are everywhere,
visible and invisible,
pervasive;
in this landscape of loss
and loneliness
the search grips everyone
obsessive as a drug hunger
so intrusive and demanding
that we are not even aware
as it seeps int… Continue
Posted on April 7, 2009 at 2:18pm —
Poem: The Buddha's Whisper
Listen carefully.
If you have held a child in your lap,
tenderly, warmly, feeling yourself flow
into your child, feeling yourself melt
into your child,
that is how you, too, are being held, always.
Your child also holds another child,
a future child who is eternally present,
in his or her lap.
And that child holds a being,
living, evolving, eternally present,
in his or her lap.
And what holds you in its lap
is being held by something greater,
warmly, tenderly, and that too
is being held by so… Continue
If you have held a child in your lap,
tenderly, warmly, feeling yourself flow
into your child, feeling yourself melt
into your child,
that is how you, too, are being held, always.
Your child also holds another child,
a future child who is eternally present,
in his or her lap.
And that child holds a being,
living, evolving, eternally present,
in his or her lap.
And what holds you in its lap
is being held by something greater,
warmly, tenderly, and that too
is being held by so… Continue
Posted on March 30, 2009 at 9:00pm —
How I Met My Soul Mate: From "Green Highway--Living a good life in a changing America"
Fox and I met in 1999 by a flukish accident. At the time I was
single, and not liking it. I had taken up the habit of visiting
online singles websites. We all know that the internet dating world is a mad farcical gallery, a circus sideshow of fantasy and bad judgment. We do it anyway; it’s like eating fudge. After the first piece it’s disgusting but there’s no
way to stop until it’s either gone or you begin to go into diabetic coma.
I was addicted to reading ads, scanning descriptions, viewing
p… Continue
single, and not liking it. I had taken up the habit of visiting
online singles websites. We all know that the internet dating world is a mad farcical gallery, a circus sideshow of fantasy and bad judgment. We do it anyway; it’s like eating fudge. After the first piece it’s disgusting but there’s no
way to stop until it’s either gone or you begin to go into diabetic coma.
I was addicted to reading ads, scanning descriptions, viewing
p… Continue
Posted on March 24, 2009 at 9:14pm —
Comment Wall (4 comments)
- At 5:05pm on October 12, 2009,
Preetham Grandhi said…
- Hi Art, I want to introduce you to my debut novel "A Circle of souls" which is a murder, mystery, psychological thriller and a tale of justice and hope. Do visit www.acircleofsouls.com to read more about the book. Make sure you sign up to win an autographed copy of the book. You can also read more reviews by clicking on the More Reviews button at the website. Thanks for your time in advance.
Best regards
Preetham Grandhi
Early Endorsements for “A Circle of Souls”
Linda Fairstein, NYT Bestselling Author: "A fascinating debut - this novel takes the reader to the darkest places in the human soul, from a writer with the authenticity to lead us there. A stunning thriller and an important read."
Judge Judy Sheindlin, star of the Judge Judy Show: "The seminal work of this fine author kept me glued to my chair until the adventure was over and the mystery solved. A great read!"
Book Synopsis:
The sleepy town of Newbury, Connecticut, is shocked when a little girl is found brutally murdered. The town s top detective, perplexed by a complete lack of leads, calls in FBI agent Leia Bines, an expert in cases involving children.
Meanwhile, Dr. Peter Gram, a psychiatrist at Newbury s hospital, searches desperately for the cause of seven-year-old Naya Hastings devastating nightmares. Afraid that she might hurt herself in the midst of a torturous episode, Naya s parents have turned to the bright young doctor as their only hope.
The situations confronting Leia and Peter converge when Naya begins drawing chilling images of murder after being bombarded by the disturbing images in her dreams. Amazingly, her sketches are the only clues to the crime that has panicked Newbury residents. Against her better judgment, Leia explores the clues in Naya s crude drawings, only to set off an alarming chain of events.
In this stunning psychological thriller, innocence gives way to evil, and trust lies forgotten in a web of deceit, fear, and murder.
- At 3:09pm on May 3, 2009,
Rosemary Poole-Carter said…
- Yes, you are one of a kind--or perhaps a Renaissance man, both poet and artist. Happy creating!
- At 7:30am on February 14, 2009,
Margot Justes said…
- Hi Art,
I agree with you-quality is my pick as well.
Margot Justes
mjustes@earthlink.net
- At 9:10pm on February 11, 2009,
Morgan Mandel said… - Hi Art,
Welcome to Book Place.
Have a wonderful time & tell a few friends to come on over.
Morgan Mandel
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Still Time Plus Giving Thanks
Still time to let us know below when you read.Today, at http://acmeauthorslink.blogspot.com/ I'm giving thanks for the gift of writing. What about you?
When Do You Read?
When I stopped to catch my breath after publishing Killer Career, it dawned on me I'd neglected the enjoyment of reading for too long. During my ten minute breakfast, I'd read the newspaper or a writing magazine, but couldn't get into fiction because I'd have to tear myself away too soon to leave for work.I'd spent most of my commuting time on the train either writing or promoting my books, and at lunch the same.
On vacation, I'd had time to read and wanted to spend more time on the other side of the book, so to speak.
To remedy the situation, I tuck a paperback into my tote bag each morning. I read it sometimes on the commuter train, most of the time during lunch or my breaks.
At home in the evening, I very rarely read. There's too much noise and too many interruptions from the TV, the dog and the DH. Right now for example, Rascal is whining for no reason except to get my attention, while a commercial is playing in the living room.
Anyway, I'm glad to have found a way to fit reading back into my schedule and look forward to my time away from the real world each day, even though it's for a short while.
What about you? When do you read?
Harlequin at War with RWA and MWA
With the announcement of the new Horizons line by Harlequin, the battle has begun. RWA's denounced Harlequin for opening this vanity line, going so far as to take away recommended publisher status and free attendance privileges at the RWA National Conference. MWA has issued a warning and is awaiting Harlequin's response.
On the surface, it seems that Harlequin is trying to take advantage of writers who, unable to get traditional publishing contracts, will gladly pay to get their books published. It doesn't appear they'll make much of a profit by doing so.
Although Harlequin says that the HH line, as it will be dubbed, will be kept separate from the traditional Harlequin books as far as distribution and advertising goes, many traditional Harlequin authors are still uneasy, wondering if Harlequin's strength and reputation could be diluted by this latest move.
As with other industries, the book industry is struggling to keep afloat in these troubling financial times. Maybe this is just one more way for Harlequin to ensure a cash flow by offering an avenue for authors who may have fallen through the cracks or who would just like a book published as a keepsake. Whether or not the books are up to par in quality may or may not be relevant to such individuals seeking such a service. The trickle down effect still has serious authors worried.
What's your take on Harlequin's move? Is Harlequin cheapening its brand, or hedging its bets to cover all bases in a competitive market? Will this be good or bad for Harlequin, and/or for authors in general?
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