dan simmons

  • “D—m his eyes! The Other Wilkie was writing The Moonstone and there was nothing I could do about it. And he was the better writer.” “Drood” by Dan Simmons When I happened upon this big, heavy volume on the bargain table at Barnes & Noble, I found myself to be really excited. I needed more…

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  • “So in my veins red life might stream again, And thou be conscience-calmed–see here it is– I hold it towards you.” -John Keats, ‘This Living Hand’ “Hyperion” by Dan Simmons I have heard many things about Dan Simmons’s Hyperion; my big introduction to it came not too long ago in the form of a coworker…

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  • I don’t really have much to write about today (a statement that makes part of me want to rebel and cry: “There’s always a lot to write about!”), but my intention is to muse a little bit each day, and so if it’s just a short quip about nothing of substance, so be it. I’m…

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