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Excerpt from ARGO, my newest novel by Howard Alan Lantzer 8/19/2016 11:58:52 AM
There are three kinds of loneliness in this world. The first is SOCIAL. We all need other people around us even if there is no significant interaction. Visit a local coffee shop; at any given time, at least half the customers sit alone. They may read... more
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ELATION and STRANGE RIVERS by Howard Alan Lantzer 7/25/2016 1:04:21 AM
Both of these novels were written to, for and because of "Lisa," the woman I love.
Lisa is struggling now. She was recently diagnosed with a very serious cancer. She's a remarkable woman, highly intelligent, sensitive and very creative. She ... more
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My Final "Lisa" Adventure by Howard Alan Lantzer 7/5/2016 10:40:28 PM
I'm certain no one cares about this, but my latest "adventure" with Lisa, my personal goddess, opened me emotionally and spiritually to a point where I was all but unable to function. It seemed like every bit of suffering in the world went straight t... more
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The Great Grey Door by Howard Alan Lantzer 7/3/2016 2:02:02 AM
A friend and I are both facing potentially life-ending medical issues. No one lives forever; we both understand that. I'm an old man now but she is much younger. It saddens me more than I can say to see her so frightened. I give her as much support a... more
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"If You Don't Love Jesus, Go to Hell" by Duke LaRance 6/16/2016 2:41:42 AM
Sung by Billie Joe Shaver. I will do a cannonball into the Fiery Lake singing "Goodnight ladies; so long gentlemen; good-bye everyone; I'm going to leave you now"... more
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A Definite Mind: V. S. Naipaul by Richard French 6/11/2016 4:36:10 PM
I first read the name V. S. Naipaul during a vacation trip to Trinidad in the early 1970's. I've read most of his novels since then and probably half his non-fiction. His work made a strong impression on me. I've thought of him as one of the few pres... more
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My Sore Neck, William Faulkner, & Novels Today by Richard French 5/17/2016 7:20:41 PM
I have a problem with my neck for which I receive massages once a month and do exercises near the end of the day, unless I happen to be out and that usually doesn't happen more than once a week. One exercise my therapist recommended to give my neck ... more
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Dodged Another Bullet! by Howard Alan Lantzer 4/30/2016 1:10:37 PM
Not yet... more
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Adventures with Flaubert's Novels by Richard French 4/26/2016 3:53:40 PM
A publisher called the Modern Library used to bring out hard-cover editions of various literary classics. I believe that the rise of paperbacks forced them out of business. Even so, I still remember the winter's day when I was in high school and boug... more
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Stuck by Howard Alan Lantzer 4/25/2016 1:27:04 AM
Stuck... more
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Writing for its own Sake: Joseph Conrad by Richard French 4/24/2016 4:11:49 PM
People who write do so for different reasons. Some write because an event or fashion or something that's wrong inspires them. Others write to support themselves and still others for the sake of writing, because their imaginations drive them and they ... more
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Samuel Johnson and Company by Richard French 4/23/2016 7:18:15 AM
Samuel Johnson was one of the literary heroes of 18th century England whose name is still respected today. I haven't read much of his work, so I took volume one of his "Lives of the English Poets" from the shelf, blew the dust off the top, and began ... more
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Balzac by Richard French 4/20/2016 7:41:46 PM
When I was in high school, my parents gave me a complete set of the novels of Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850). I read about half of them before I went off to university. Balzac's knowledge of the world made an impression on me and no doubt influenced m... more
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Revisiting Marcel Proust by Richard French 4/19/2016 3:39:49 PM
Though I'm retired and live in Toronto now, I worked for 18 years as a pastor in a mining city called Sudbury 250 miles due north of where I live now. I wasn't overworked during the years i spent in mid-north Ontario and had time to write the fiction... more
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Cervantes...Shakespeare..."Tristram Shandy" by Richard French 4/18/2016 3:34:34 PM
People who love to read have two big anniversaries to take note of this month. Cervantes and Shakespeare died within a day of each other in April, 1616. Both occupy gigantic places at the start of modern civilization. They both had large souls and ge... more
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Its What I Do by Howard Alan Lantzer 4/13/2016 4:13:16 AM
What I do... more
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It's Called Reality by Howard Alan Lantzer 4/10/2016 2:24:16 AM
Reality... more
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I Remember Her... by Howard Alan Lantzer 4/9/2016 3:37:51 PM
Her... more
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Life Is Not "Neat." by Howard Alan Lantzer 4/6/2016 10:33:14 PM
Life... more
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Life Is Not "Neat." by Howard Alan Lantzer 4/6/2016 10:14:57 PM
Writing... more
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