“So to begin, there’s a village not far from here called Varlungo, as every one of you knows or will have heard from other people. I had once a valiant priest, a fine figure of a man who served the ladies well. He was not much of a reader, but every Sunday he would spoutContinue reading “RKS Literature: Rosie and the Priest (Giovanni Boccaccio)”
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RKS Literature: The Good Book and the Reality in the Colonial Woods (James Fenimore Cooper)
“I have heard it said that there are men who read in books to convince themselves there is a God. I know not but man may so deform his works in the settlement, as to leave that which is so clear in the wilderness a matter of doubt among traders and priests. If any suchContinue reading “RKS Literature: The Good Book and the Reality in the Colonial Woods (James Fenimore Cooper)”
RKS Literature: Riccardo da Chinzica loses his wife (Giovanni Boccaccio)
“There was once a judge in Pisa with more brains than muscle called Messer Riccardo da Chinzica, who may have thought that what worked well with his studies would satisfy a wife too. Being very rich, he was able to devote considerable time and effort to searching for a good-looking young lady to marry, whereasContinue reading “RKS Literature: Riccardo da Chinzica loses his wife (Giovanni Boccaccio)”
RKS Poetry Anthology: Anxiety
ANXIETY That horrible feeling of terror Upon waking up Nothing wrong physically they say Based on MRI and trusty brain dye Cognitive therapy Medications Mindfulness CBD The coping tools But I am feeling what fools As I wake up yet again with that feeling of terror Robert K. Stephen
RKS Poetry Anthology: The Insurance Man and the Pervert
The Insurance Man and the Pervert He squats Contentedly roasting marshmallows While hamburgers scream inside As if the fats too hot While far way An ulcerated appraiser Nightmares on his next day’s work Robert K. Stephen
RKS Poetry Anthology: COSTCOLYPSE NOW!
COSTCOLYPSE NOW! Surreal moment 8February2026 08:23 Saturday morning Where are those Super Bowl drums? Flats will not suffice Minus 23 Fifty-six people in line waiting for the doors to open and bask in some warmth Attacking the aisles as if on a Bell-UH-1 attack! If Lieutenant Colonel “Bill” Kilgore were by my side he wouldContinue reading “RKS Poetry Anthology: COSTCOLYPSE NOW!”
RKS Literature: How to Use Your Enemies: Choose Your Friends (Baltasar Graciáno)
Choose Your Friends ….they should become so after being examined by discretion, tested by fortune and certified not simply by your will but your understanding. Although the most important thing in life, it’s usually the one over which least care is taken: some are forced upon us, most are the result of pure chance.Continue reading “RKS Literature: How to Use Your Enemies: Choose Your Friends (Baltasar Graciáno)”
RKS Literature: How to Use Your Enemies: Know How to Deflect Trouble to Someone Else (Baltasar Graciáno)
Know How to Deflect Trouble to Someone Else Having a shield against ill will is a great trick of rulers. To have someone else who can be criticized for mistakes and chastised by gossipmongers is a sign of superior skill, not lack of competence as malice thinks. Have a fall guy, therefore, someone who, atContinue reading “RKS Literature: How to Use Your Enemies: Know How to Deflect Trouble to Someone Else (Baltasar Graciáno)”
RKS Literature: How to Use Your Enemies: Don’t Expose Your Sore Finger (Baltasar Graciáno)
Don’t Expose Your Sore Finger ….or everything will knock against it. Don’t complain about your sore points, for malice always attacks where our weaknesses hurt the most. Getting annoyed will only serve to spur on someone else’s enjoyment. The ill intentioned are always searching for a pretext to get your back up. Their dart likeContinue reading “RKS Literature: How to Use Your Enemies: Don’t Expose Your Sore Finger (Baltasar Graciáno)”
RKS Literature: How to Use Your Enemies: Live According to the Common Practice (Baltasar Gracián)
Live According to the Common Practice You shouldn’t reason and debate in an old-fashioned way and your taste should be up-to-the-minute. Telling the truth and keeping your word are unknown today and seem like things from the past. Good men, although always loved, seem relics of better times, and so even if there happen toContinue reading “RKS Literature: How to Use Your Enemies: Live According to the Common Practice (Baltasar Gracián)”
