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Why I Love Lisbon. Lisboa. Lish-boo-ah. | Classic Jenisms
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Essays, notes and interviews on why literary fiction matters to human living. Why I Love Lisbon. Lisboa. Lish-boo-ah. June 26, 2016. July 3, 2016. How human the metallic peal of the trams! How happy the landscape of simple rain falling on the street resurrected from the chasm! Oh Lisbon, my home! 8211; Fernando Pessoa,. The Book of Disquiet,. After a month-long hiatus, I’ve finally returned to the blogosphere:. Hola, mi carino, mi blog. Mostly (b), to be honest. In terms of location choice, I’d say I hit...
Does reading make you a ‘better’ person? | Classic Jenisms
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Essays, notes and interviews on why literary fiction matters to human living. Does reading make you a ‘better’ person? April 15, 2016. April 26, 2016. Thus were my sympathies enlarged, and thus. Daily the common range of visible things. Grew dear to me. 8211; William Wordsworth, ‘The Prelude: Book 2’ (1789). How are you a better person for having read this book? So asked my colleague to a student last week. The book referred to is Roald Dahl’s. Danny the Champion of the World. Drawing on the past decade ...
An Interview with Daniel Lee, owner of HK Reader & The Coming Society | Classic Jenisms
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Essays, notes and interviews on why literary fiction matters to human living. An Interview with Daniel Lee, owner of HK Reader and The Coming Society. March 8, 2016. March 28, 2016. Though I sit alone on a pillar — I exist! I see the sun, and if I don’t see the sun, I know it’s there. And there’s a whole life in that, in knowing that the sun is there. 8211; Fyodor Dostoevsky,. Credits to HK Literature House. Why has the rise of e-books not really affected Daniel’s book business? Most of all, how do we ge...
The skinny on mental illness | Classic Jenisms
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Essays, notes and interviews on why literary fiction matters to human living. The skinny on mental illness. March 15, 2016. March 28, 2016. Oh, we want to. So much, get them just so. We are so afraid of the alternative. We do not believe that the water will buoy us up, so we thrash around, and drown. 8211; Tim Lott,. The Scent of Dried Roses. This isn’t a case of writer’s block; I’m just hesitant to introduce my topic, because I anticipate that some readers will find it too sensitive. As kooky as these e...
Who’s writing? | Classic Jenisms
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Essays, notes and interviews on why literary fiction matters to human living. Hi, my first name’s Jennifer and surname’s Chan, but most friends call me Jen/JChan. 21, Chinese, 5’8. In July 2015, I completed my undergraduate degree in English Literature at New College, Oxford University, and am currently working as an education consultant back home. 8220;in whom I see. Much that I love, and more that I admire,. And all that I abhor;”. 8211; a la William Cowper on London in his 1785 poem. 8221;), oatmeal (...
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Maryam Qadeer | That Nagging Thought
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Thought- piercing bits that need attending to. All posts by Maryam Qadeer. An avid reader, who is always in the process of trying to figure out things. Important: Keep it as you would want it to be. View all posts by Maryam Qadeer →. February 7, 2016. It isn’t usually so complex a task, that of translating thoughts into words in print. What impedes the process however, is the distinct possibility of baring one’s soul to those not quite privy to it…. 8220;What are they doing Asma? I am reminded of a distr...
Iris Moore, Part VI | three good words
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8230;actually, why not? Iris Moore, Part VI. Mrs Davidson was very curious as to why such a young woman was traveling alone, unless of course, silly me, she was going to meet her husband, which made Mrs. Davidson smile widely and ask innumerable questions about Mr. O’Brian. Someone called behind her right then. Iris turned and saw an elderly man wearing a blue railway suit come towards her, the stationmaster who had just whistled the train out of the station. His whiskers were smoky grey and his ...I’ Ir...
Iris Moore | three good words
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8230;actually, why not? Hello, you lovely people. I know I’ve been neglecting this space rather cruelly, but I finally,. Found the time to experiment again. The following is an attempt – really, just that – at historical fiction. I have no idea where it’s going, so bear with me. This is the first part, there is more to come, and I hope it’s at least mildly entertaining. Merci for reading! Pacific Northwest, 1885. Yet it was all to no avail. On a Sunday morning in the spring of the third year after th...
that one thing | three good words
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8230;actually, why not? What the hell is radical gardening? Maybe the Roses got organized and took over, firebombed the Freesias and kidnapped the Daisies, made sinister videos of them tied to a gardening hose and sent it all to Gardening Magazine, demanding ten gallons of Nutrition 8 Fertilizer by the next full moon otherwise they’ll drown the Daisies in saltwater and that’ll just be the beginning. If they don’t follow the demands the Petunia’s are next. Signed, *The New Red Roses*. You are commenting u...
threegoodwords | three good words | …actually, why not?
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8230;actually, why not? Hello, all you lovely people. I don’t know how many of you remember this short story, but I thought I’d rewrite it again, see what I can do with it. I’m in a bit of a revising mood. Oh, and here’s the original. 8211; actually, a first draft – if you’d like to compare :). T was ridiculous where they met again. Honey, what do you say? A little Beluga or would Salmon be enough? Wait, they sell Beluga here? Look at the world now, avocados everywhere. Ellen picked out a Belgian blue.
here be dragons | three good words
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8230;actually, why not? The Middle Ages. Imagined. Envisioned. And at times, enjoyed. A tired knight (got lost twice) in scorched armour (that blasted dragon) clattering up an ACME ladder (family heirloom), scrub, pail, soap and comb in hand, since you never know when the lady last got out of that tower. Bloody bugger bloody buggery bugger ’. Bugger buggery bugger ’. No swearing on the premises! Ll swear as much as I bloody well please thank you very much! Hands, sir,. Condescendingly. ‘It’s even. If you...
sky to ceiling | three good words
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8230;actually, why not? Only there’s no. When harshly set against. May be, maybe. That could be anything. Forks in the road. Greying the sky to ceiling. Or so it is written. Like a golden summer’s day. And yet it’s in the earliest hour. When you see the light. In its most crystalline shades. Perseverance. keeping on. Never mind scraped knuckles. Chapped lips and bleeding knees. 8216;mercy, please! But there is that peak. All sky, no ceiling. And so: keep on. One more step, and another. And you can rest.
words words words | three good words
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8230;actually, why not? Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window). Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Click to share on Google (Opens in new window). Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). July 26, 2014. Coffee at seven →. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. But don'...
Iris Moore, Part IV | three good words
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8230;actually, why not? Iris Moore, Part IV. 8217; – and quite nearly begged her to reconsider her choice. It was a sweet letter, never mind its incredible exaggerations (‘My heart bleeds in rivers, Ms Moore! 8217;), repeated vows of undying love (‘God’s truth, I will never love another! 8217;), and multiple exclamation marks (at one point five in a row),. He hoped the letter found her in time, since the Post could be slow this time of the year what with the floods coming in, ‘Yours, C. O’Brian’. Finally...
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WW2 Jeep price guide. Restoring a WW2 Jeep. Willys Jeep – Winterizing. Willys Jeep – Winterizing, the best start is to check or replace the anti-freeze in the radiator. The anti-freeze and water mix should be 50/50. But make sure that the anti-freeze you are using is not pre-mixed. This should provided a -30 F degree of protection. Always check the radiator when the engine cold. Take the cap carefully. Good quality anti-freeze should be good Read More ». Willys Jeeps at the Goodwood Revival. The Goodwood...
Classic Jenisms | Essays, notes & interviews on why literary fiction matters to human living
Essays, notes and interviews on why literary fiction matters to human living. Retrospective: 2016 – A Poem in 3 Acts. January 2, 2017. January 2, 2017. As I take my digital labour of love – Classic Jenisms – into 2017, I have decided to take part in my first WordPress Discover Challenge. Using lines from my 10 most popular posts to date. For ease of reference, I have hyperlinked all of the lines to their original posts. Retrospective – 2016: A Year in Tough Loves. Act I At home. Mom, are you crying?
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