RKS Literature: Frankenstein’s Creation Declares War on Humanity (Mary Shelley)

“I became fatigued with excess of bodily exertion and sank on the grass in the sick impotence of despair. There was none amongst the myriads of men that existed who would pity or assist me; and should I feel kindness towards my enemies? No; from that moment I declared everlasting war against the species, andContinue reading “RKS Literature: Frankenstein’s Creation Declares War on Humanity (Mary Shelley)”

RKS Literature: Frankenstein’s Creation Wretched, Miserable and Alone (Mary Shelley)

“Like Adam, I was apparently united by no link to any other being in existence; but his state was far different than mine in every other respect. He had come forward from the hands of God a perfect creature, happy and prosperous, guarded by the especial care of his Creator; he was allowed to converseContinue reading “RKS Literature: Frankenstein’s Creation Wretched, Miserable and Alone (Mary Shelley)”

“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: RORY’S POSEIDON ADVENTURE

RORY’S POSEIDON ADVENTURE Bob and I watched “The Poseidon Adventure” with Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine and Shelley Winters the other day on Turner Classic Movies. A passenger ship sinking! We are in the midst of a blizzard starting last night and continuing into the afternoon. As Bob says, “A real old-fashioned Canadian blizzard!” Oh JOYOUSContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: RORY’S POSEIDON ADVENTURE”

RKS Literature: Frankenstein’s Creation Laments His Deformity (Mary Shelley)

“I had admired the perfect forms of my cottagers-their grace, beauty, and delicate complexions: but how I was terrified when I viewed myself in a transparent pool. At first I started back, unable to believe that it was indeed I who was reflected in the mirror: and when I became fully convinced that I wasContinue reading “RKS Literature: Frankenstein’s Creation Laments His Deformity (Mary Shelley)”

“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AFTER GERMAN SHEPPARD ATTACK

POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AFTER GERMAN SHEPPARD ATTACK Bob and I were taking one of our many daily walks. Bob is of the view a tired dog is a happy dog. He sure has that one right. On I trundle on a miserable winter day and I feel Bob tighten up. Like the Beach BoysContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AFTER GERMAN SHEPPARD ATTACK”

“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: RORY INSPIRED BY THE SOUND OF MUSIC!

RORY INSPIRED BY THE SOUND OF MUSIC! I had been listening to radio and television advertisements promoting a revival of the musical “The Sound of Music”. Bob groans in pain hearing the refrain, “….climb every mountain” and on occasion he howls like a wolf after he listens to it. Well I find it catchy. IContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: RORY INSPIRED BY THE SOUND OF MUSIC!”

“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: MATTERS ARE NOT WHAT THEY APPEAR TO BE: OUR SECURITY TEAM AND BOB’S GLOCK

MATTERS ARE NOT WHAT THEY APPEAR TO BE: OUR SECURITY TEAM AND BOB’S GLOCK Bob is fond of saying we inhabit a “modest cottage” on a quiet street in Toronto’s Bridlepath area. Bob and Fay purchased the late musician Gordon Lightfoot’s home and gently renovated it a few years ago. That musician Drake is ourContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: MATTERS ARE NOT WHAT THEY APPEAR TO BE: OUR SECURITY TEAM AND BOB’S GLOCK”

RKS LITERATURE: Frankenstein Verging on a Mental Breakdown (Mary Shelley)

“The leaves that year had withered before my work drew near to a close, and now every day showed me more plainly how well I had succeeded. But my enthusiasm was checked by my anxiety, and I appeared rather like one doomed by slavery to toil in the mines, or any other unwholesome trade thanContinue reading “RKS LITERATURE: Frankenstein Verging on a Mental Breakdown (Mary Shelley)”

RKS Literature: What Drives Frankenstein to Create His Monster? (Mary Shelley)

“No one can conceive the variety of feelings which bore me onwards like a hurricane in the first enthusiasm of success. Life and death appeared to me in ideal bounds, which I should first break through, and pour a torrent of light into our dark world. A new species would bless me as its creatorContinue reading “RKS Literature: What Drives Frankenstein to Create His Monster? (Mary Shelley)”