Category Archives: Writing

Peripherals

Posted on September 12, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

The news that a streaming TV network has announced the upcoming release of a series based on a novel rarely rouses much interest here at Travel Between The Pages World HQ, however the drop of a teaser-trailer for The Peripheral, … Continue reading →

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Sleeping in the Forest

Posted on September 9, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

Sleeping in the Forest I thought the earth remembered me, she took me back so tenderly, arranging her dark skirts, her pockets full of lichens and seeds. I slept as never before, a stone on the riverbed, nothing between me … Continue reading →

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Reading Recommendations

Posted on September 8, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

 

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The Favorite Poem Project

Posted on September 7, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

I recently discovered a wonderful series of Youtube videos that were filmed for the Favorite Poem Project. The collection of 50 short video documentaries showcases individual Americans reading and speaking personally about poems they love. During the one-year open call for submissions, … Continue reading →

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the path to individuality and personal conscience

Posted on September 4, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

“Great poets feel into the future with most sensitive antennas, and live out ahead of us, a piece of future development, and yet unrealized potential. Poets and philosophers, if they do not sell out to please, but have the courage … Continue reading →

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The Library of Short Stories

Posted on September 1, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

The Library of Short Stories  is a website which compiles and share sout-of-copyright fiction for anyone to peruse. The site collects all types of short stories across various genres – you have your classic Conan Doyle, Dickens, Chekov, Hemingway and … Continue reading →

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Old Swimmers From Old Places

Posted on August 31, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

River Roads by Carl Sandburg Let the crows go by hawking their caw and caw. They have been swimming in midnights of coal mines somewhere. Let ’em hawk their caw and caw. Let the woodpecker drum and drum on a … Continue reading →

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Forewarned is Forearmed

Posted on August 30, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

 

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The Very Definition of Irony

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

  Even if you do not live in North America you are probably aware that the United States has been experiencing a wave of book bannings and attempts by a vocal neo-Fascist Christian Nationalist minority to censor both library books … Continue reading →

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The Drowned Giant

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

The Complete Short Stories of JG Ballard contains a treasure trove for fans of the English novelist, short story writer, satirist, and essayist known for provocative works of fiction which explore the relationships between human psychology, technology, sex, and mass … Continue reading →

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