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The Many Rooms of Time (fiction by Ben Steele)

Posted on Jan 5th, 2009 by Marmalade : Gaia Child Marmalade

  He had inherited this old house from a side of the family he didn't even know existed.  Apparently, his name had been at the end of a long list of heirs.  It was fortunate... More »

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Mother's Voice (fiction by Ben Steele)

Posted on Jan 5th, 2009 by Marmalade : Gaia Child Marmalade

  I'm standing in a kitchen, but it isn't familiar.  I'm on the phone talking to my mother, but she isn't my mother... she is all mothers, a piecemeal recollection of primal longings for mother. ... More »

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Cronenberg, Burroughs, and Dick

Posted on Jan 1st, 2009 by Marmalade : Gaia Child Marmalade

David Cronenberg is a director whose movies I often enjoy.  A favorite weird movie of mine is Cronenberg's Naked Lunch which is loosely based on the novel by William S. Burroughs.  He definitely brought his own touch to... More »

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Quentin S. Crisp: Fiction Writer and Blogger

Posted on Dec 23rd, 2008 by Marmalade : Gaia Child Marmalade

A favorite writer of mine is Quentin S. Crisp.  He is a fiction writer, but I admit I haven't read much of his fiction.  He is moreso a favorite writer of my friend.  I primarily... More »

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Fiction and Non-fiction, Gnosticism and the Gothic

Posted on Dec 23rd, 2008 by Marmalade : Gaia Child Marmalade

I have an equal interest in fiction and nonfiction.  They often feel in confict and they can have very different effect on me.  I tend to obsess on one or the other.  In recent years,... More »

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Flash Fiction & Vignettes

Posted on Dec 21st, 2008 by Marmalade : Gaia Child Marmalade

Thomas Wiloch Dissection Decide which one you are, I said, motioning to the objects on the table. He looked them over and pointed to a glass bell. This one? I asked. He nodded. I picked... More »

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Milk by Barry Yourgrau

Posted on Dec 14th, 2008 by Marmalade : Gaia Child Marmalade

Milk by Barry Yourgrau On a bet a man climbs inside a cow. Once there he decides to stay. The cow's interior is warm and soft, although very dark. But the man's eyes get by... More »

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Horror and Science Fiction

Posted on Nov 22nd, 2008 by Marmalade : Gaia Child Marmalade

My friend reads a lot of horror fiction.  I've never been all that attracted to horror even though it crosses over with the fantasy genre which is something I read quite a bit.  However, because... More »

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What if everything you knew was wrong?

Posted on Sep 17th, 2008 by Marmalade : Gaia Child Marmalade

I noticed an interesting thread question in the QaR group. What if everything you knew was wrong? I must admit I didn't resonate with many of the answers.  That is a very profound question, but... More »

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Talent and Inspiration

Posted on Sep 1st, 2008 by Marmalade : Gaia Child Marmalade

I realized that I don't work tonight and so I stopped by the coffeehouse.  I thought I'd do a simple blog entry.  I was downtown and the students are back in town.  I noticed a... More »

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