RKS Literature: The High, The Middle and the Low of Society

“Throughout recorded time, and probably since the end of the Neolithic stage, there have been three kinds of people in the world, the High, the Middle and the Low. They have been subdivided in many ways, they have borne countless different names, and their relative different numbers, as well as their attitude towards another, haveContinue reading “RKS Literature: The High, The Middle and the Low of Society”

“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: RORY’S FIRST CHRISTMAS: A PERFECT DAY IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE

RORY’S FIRST CHRISTMAS: A PERFECT DAY IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE There has been a buzz of activity in the past few days before Christmas. Lots of chopping of vegetables and delicious baking smells. This must be related to the big tree in the living room from which I have grabbed a few dangling shinyContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: RORY’S FIRST CHRISTMAS: A PERFECT DAY IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE”

“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: RORY CAUGHT UP IN A STICKY SITUATION REQUIRING EMERGENCY “SURGERY”

RORY CAUGHT UP IN A STICKY SITUATION REQUIRING EMERGENCY “SURGERY” I am perpetually curious having nothing to do with the film “I Am Curious Yellow”. Open door I’ll investigate or closed door I will try and push it open to investigate. Loose toilet paper hanging like a fish lure I will grab it and run.Continue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: RORY CAUGHT UP IN A STICKY SITUATION REQUIRING EMERGENCY “SURGERY””

“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: RORY’S REALLY REALLY BAD DAY

I am almost 4 months of age and I experienced my first really really bad day. Bob and A (his son) took me to the veterinarian. At my last visit I received a sharp needle in my flank and yelped in pain. Bob tells me it is all for my own good as it preventsContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: RORY’S REALLY REALLY BAD DAY”

RKS Literature: The Party’s View of Its Ideal Society and Reality (George Orwell)

“The ideal set up by the Party was something huge, terrible and glittering-a world of steel and concrete, monstrous machines and terrifying weapons-a nation of warriors and fanatics, marching forward in perfect unity, all thinking the same thoughts and shouting the same slogans, perpetually working, fighting, triumphing, persecuting-three hundred million people all with the  sameContinue reading “RKS Literature: The Party’s View of Its Ideal Society and Reality (George Orwell)”

RKS Literature: The Lottery and the Proles (George Orwell)

“The Lottery with its weekly payout of enormous prizes, was the one public event to which the proles paid serious attention. It was probable that were some million of proles for whom the Lottery was the principal if not the only reason for remaining alive. It was their delight, their folly, their anodyne, their intellectualContinue reading “RKS Literature: The Lottery and the Proles (George Orwell)”

“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: RORY AIN’T NO HOWLING WOLF: HE HAS A MISSION: The Puppy Potty Saga Continues

RORY AIN’T NO HOWLING WOLF: HE HAS A MISSION: The Puppy Potty Saga Continues Since we were just discussing Kurt Cobain let me continue this musical interface by stating I am no Howling Wolf, that legendary blues singer, nor a wolf with rabies. If I bark up a storm by the sliding door leading toContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: RORY AIN’T NO HOWLING WOLF: HE HAS A MISSION: The Puppy Potty Saga Continues”

“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: DYLAN THE WESTIE, RORY AND KURT KOBAIN: Smelling Like Puppy Spirit”

DYLAN THE WESTIE, RORY AND KURT KOBAIN: Smelling Like Puppy Spirit” Bob and Fay are experiencing difficulties in remembering me, Dylan the Westie, as a pup. I can’t remember much but watching Rory from here in the Land Beyond some memories are flooding back. We might want to refer to music now. Rory loves jazz.Continue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: DYLAN THE WESTIE, RORY AND KURT KOBAIN: Smelling Like Puppy Spirit””

RKS Literature: Pornography for the Proles (George Orwell)

“There was a whole chain of separate departments dealing with proletarian literature, music, drama and entertainment generally. Here were produced rubbishy newspapers containing almost nothing but sport, crime, astrology, sensational five cent novelettes, films oozing with sex, and sentimental songs which were composed entirely by mechanical means on a special kind of kaleidoscope known asContinue reading “RKS Literature: Pornography for the Proles (George Orwell)”

RKS Literature: Evil Children Burning a Woman Wrapping Up Sausages in a Poster of Big Brother

‘Did I ever tell you old boy,’ he said, chuckling round the stem of his pipe,’ about the time those two nippers of mine set fire to the old market woman’s skirt because they saw her wrapping up sausages in a poster of B.B.? Sneaked up behind her and set fire to it with aContinue reading “RKS Literature: Evil Children Burning a Woman Wrapping Up Sausages in a Poster of Big Brother”