“…yet there is no conceivable time or occasion when you will find them in such countless numbers and in gayer or more jovial spirits, than around a dead sperm whale; moored by night to a whaleship at sea. If you have never seen that sight then suspend your decision about the propriety of devil-worship, andContinue reading “RKS Literature: Gay and Jovial Spirited Sharks (Herman Melville)”
Author Archives: Robert K Stephen (CSW)
“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: HAS RORY BEEN KIDNAPPED AND HELD HOSTAGE IN SCOTLAND?
HAS RORY BEEN KIDNAPPED AND HELD HOSTAGE IN SCOTLAND? The rumour mill has been churning in my hood. We are encountering the usual gang of dogs and owners and the latter look at me in disbelief asking who the new dog is and what happened to that Westie Rory? It is if I had beenContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: HAS RORY BEEN KIDNAPPED AND HELD HOSTAGE IN SCOTLAND?”
RKS Literature: The Graveyard Beat for a Prostitute? (Guy de Maupassant)
“I went off flabbergasted by what I had seen and trying to imagine what tribe of creatures she belonged to, hunting as obviously she did on this sepulchral terrain. Was she a single prostitute who had struck on the brilliant idea of frequenting graveyards and picking up unhappy men still haunted by the loss ofContinue reading “RKS Literature: The Graveyard Beat for a Prostitute? (Guy de Maupassant)”
RKS Literature: The Better Days Once Had by Little Mrs Sommers (Kate Chopin)
“The neighbours sometimes talked of ‘certain better days’ that little Mrs Sommers had known before she had ever thought of being Mrs Sommers. She herself indulged in no such morbid retrospection. She had no time-no second of time to devote to the past. The needs of the present absorbed her every faculty. A vision ofContinue reading “RKS Literature: The Better Days Once Had by Little Mrs Sommers (Kate Chopin)”
RKS Literature: Death of Her Husband in a Tragic Railroad Accident (Kate Chopin)
“She did not stop to ask if it were or were not a monstrous joy that held her. A clear and exalted perception enabled her to dismiss the suggestion as trivial. She knew that she would weep again when she saw the kind tender hands folded in death; the face that had never looked savedContinue reading “RKS Literature: Death of Her Husband in a Tragic Railroad Accident (Kate Chopin)”
RKS Literature: Gutted Like a Fish with Love (Guy de Maupassant)
“He stared at the opposite bank where an angler was fishing, his line perfectly still. All of a sudden the man jerked out the water a little silver fish which wriggled at the end of his line. Twisting it this way and that he tried to extract his hook, but in vain. Losing his patienceContinue reading “RKS Literature: Gutted Like a Fish with Love (Guy de Maupassant)”
RKS Literature: Paul Falls Deeply for a Little Cricket of a Creature (Guy de Maupassant)
“The fact was that despite himself, without knowing why how it had happened and very much against his better judgement, he had fallen hopelessly in love. He had fallen as if into some deep and muddy hole. By nature he was a delicate and sensitive soul. He had had ideals and dreamed of an exquisiteContinue reading “RKS Literature: Paul Falls Deeply for a Little Cricket of a Creature (Guy de Maupassant)”
RKS Literature: The Smell of Flesh and Cheap Perfume (Guy de Maupassant)
“Despite the proximity of the river and the huge trees shadowing it, the place was suffocatingly hot. Mingling with the fumes of spilt drinks came the smell of flesh and the cheap perfume with which the skin of those trading in sex was drenched. Underlying all these smells was the slight but persistent aroma ofContinue reading “RKS Literature: The Smell of Flesh and Cheap Perfume (Guy de Maupassant)”
RKS CANADIAN Film: “Full Asian”: Potato Salad or Rice and Careful About What You Wish For
Benny (Skene Kittle) half Japanese and half Caucasian undergoes a “Beyond Asian” procedure which erases all non-Asian heritage and implants artificial memories transforming Benny into a Full Asian. A journey into what being fully white or fully Asian might have been and Benny’s reaction to those different scenarios. Rather psychedelic and complex short film leadingContinue reading “RKS CANADIAN Film: “Full Asian”: Potato Salad or Rice and Careful About What You Wish For”
RKS CANADIAN Film: “The Last Caller”: Death, Resurrection and Sex at the Bingo Hall
It is the 25th anniversary of the bingo hall and a documentary film crew is there to film it all. Dave (David Landmark) is the caller. A nerdy guy that has been calling since the age of 12 but he barely possesses the ability to ride his bicycle without crashing it. Dave has throat problemsContinue reading “RKS CANADIAN Film: “The Last Caller”: Death, Resurrection and Sex at the Bingo Hall”
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