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Originally posted by Braling II:
In fact, I really do wish more thought, time, and keystrokes would be spent on this site (especially by its regular contributors!) in discussing his works.
All too often the bulk of postings is so much self-absorbed twaddle.

You're right, of course, Mr Braling, and I'll try to do better.

A western genre need has struck here, too, BrII. How goes it, Pard?

S.S. Collection - The Strong Shall Live
Novel - Outlaws of the Mesquite
http://www.louislamour.com/aboutlouis/gallery.htm

Hillerman and L'Amour seem to have had similar life experiences.

RB and EA Poe: short stories and just finished F451, again. (How timely, if the "Fairness Act" is rubber stamped in the months to come!)

Also, some satiric humor to keep what sanity holds to the bare thread: Works of Bill Mauldin (I've decided I Want My Seat Back) and Gahan Wilson (Monster Collection).

Butch, Bill Mauldin!
I grew up with "Up Front" on the bookshelf. I took it down once in awhile and really got a kick out of it.

Here BM's classics:
SD, enjoy a few "off the shelf" once again!
http://www.stripes.com/02/nov02/mauldin/

>reading Toni Morrison, Jazz. She wrote this amazing story choosing words and phrases with rythms that mimick the jazz music. Almost done, enjoyed immensely.

Thanks, Butch! I hadn't seen those for a VERY long time!

Finished "Bright Moments". Fairly well-written. Brought back lots of memories. I hope he'll be more widely appreciated someday.

Just started "Who Really Cares: The Surprising Truth About Compassionate Conservatism - Who Gives, Who Doesn't, and Why It Matters" by Arthur C. Brooks...

Picked up a copy of the special 50yrs. of space flight, Nat. Geo: The Once and Future Frontier - Space! Intro by Ray Bradbury entitled "My Mars." Magnificent full page glossy pic of this artwork: http://www.thesummaries.com/book_covers/the_martian_chronicles.jpg

Done with up close and personal as only NG can do it photo journalistically. What an honor to have Mr. B get the opening words!

fjp451, is that the current issue?

It is available only on the magazine stands - now! Good to see you on board, Rock!

Too bad about John "Mitch" Mitchell!

Thanks fj, hope your well, been enjoying reading your poignant writings here and there.

Hey, Rocky!
I thought you fell asleep in the Panic Room for awhile there...

Sorry to say, I have not been reading, but I did finally get the bulb changed in the reading lamp.

Well, I hope you installed a good old incandescent one!

I did B-Two, fell asleep under that new all spectrum bulb to help with winter depression. Now I look like Richard Dreyfuss in Close Encounters, jk. I just finished The Road by Cormac McCarthy. It was a brilliantly written end of the world scenario. Depressing subject matter aside, I couldn't put it down. I heard its to be a movie. Now I am in that stymied mode of what to read next. I picked up a free Anne Rice book but so far The Witching Hour has yet to grip me, help I'm in "reading" purgatory. Maybe its time for a/some Bradbury......

The Feast Of All Saints, Anne Rice.