Go Back   Book & Reader Forums > Blogs


Lately I have been reading more and saying less, so this blog will probably be the result of those trends -- almost all books, almost no saying.
We shall see how it goes.
All orderly and fun guests are most definitely welcome!
Old

Six Levels of Internet Conversation

Posted 5th January 2010 at 11:10 PM by Peder (Peder's Pond)

Six Levels of Internet Conversation

Coversation on the Internet runs a wide gamut from placid to heatedly adversarial, as usual polite norms of face-to-face personal conversation are set a side in greater or lesser degree. The following is my summary based on observation and personal experience after a number of years. I hope nobody is personally or specifically offended -- moderators and admins especially. It is a dangerous topic to write about and no insult or criticism is intended,...
Peder's Avatar
Member
Posted in Essays
Views 415 Comments 2 Peder is offline
Old

Books Read 2010

Posted 1st January 2010 at 07:17 PM by Peder (Peder's Pond)

Must-reads for the coming year are already stacking up here:

Possession by A. S. Byatt. Finished in January.
Your Face Tomorrow (3 vols) by Javier Marias
The Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa
The Original of Laura by Vladimir Nabokov
Verdun by Jules Romains
Go Down, Moses by William Faulkner
Who Killed Jesus? by John Dominic Crossan

January
1/3 Possession by A. S. Byatt
1/18 2666 by Roberto Bolano. A reread....
Peder's Avatar
Member
Posted in Book Lists
Views 429 Comments 0 Peder is offline
Old

Nightmare

Posted 30th August 2009 at 09:10 PM by Peder (Peder's Pond)

Nightmare

Two nights ago I was sitting in my office at work, whiling away the minutes, when the receptionist rang and said the applicant had arrived.
I went down to the reception area and met the most stunningly beautiful young woman I had ever seen. She was sleekly dressed in an exquisite business suit, had designer-cut and coiffed hair, and was beautifully made up with eye-shadowed doe eyes, blusher, the works. She looked as if she had come straight from the cover of Vogue...
Peder's Avatar
Member
Posted in Memories
Views 711 Comments 0 Peder is offline
Old

Just Stop

Posted 28th August 2009 at 03:32 PM by Peder (Peder's Pond)

Just Stop

My Muse rebuked me
just this morning
as she woke me
from my nightmare

Stop being
so all-consuming
wrapped up
in your own self
your own wants
your own thoughts
your own doubts
your own fears
your own horrors
your own agony
your own
nightmares
just
stop
Peder's Avatar
Member
Posted in Poetry
Views 913 Comments 0 Peder is offline
Old

Modern Cities Disguise II

Posted 26th August 2009 at 11:22 AM by Peder (Peder's Pond)

Modern Cities Disguise

Modern cities disguise
within their gleaming aluminized walls
and silver blinded aqua windows
reflecting back the heat and light of day
with mirrored views of cloudless sky
plains of horizontal tops of desks
with legs beneath torsos above computers on
between the vertical sinews of shafts and cables
and tendons of steel and cubicle walls
connected aloft by aetherized conversation
segments...
Peder's Avatar
Member
Posted in Poetry
Views 1236 Comments 3 Peder is offline

All times are GMT +1. The time now is 08:16 PM.


Other Social Knowledge forum communities:
Cooking Forum - Sailing Forum - Early Retirement - Airstream Trailer - Aquarium Forum - Royal Forum - Book Forum - Volkswagen Touareg Forum - Jeep Wrangler Forum - Whitewater Kayaking & Rafting Forum - Fiberglass RV Forum - RV Forum - Truck Conversion - U2 Music Forum
Social Knowledge Networks
Forums Powered by: vBulletin Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2010, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.2.0