[“you stood among trees hung / with bitten apples” – Louise Glück] We take a bite from each apple; then, disappointed, go on to the next, always hoping to find the right apple, the one the serpent told us about, the one that will, finally, make us human. Our desire is so fierce we can almost taste it. <END> Buy it at amazon.com/author/terencekuch: For Anacreon, 30 poems of love and life from the ancient Greek poet (originally published as a chapbook by Silkworms Ink). … [Read more...]
“We call a stone” / Memorable Fancies #1334
2 October, 2015 by Leave a Comment
[“We call a stone by his name” – Louise Glück] There’s a stone and that’s who he is, now. That’s all that’s left of him. We call the stone by the name he used to bear, the name now incised in it. Every winter a few chips flake away. We say he is growing older. <END> Buy it at amazon.com/author/terencekuch: Try Try Again – A novel of deadly U.S. political intrigue from Ashton Publishing Group (Australia). … [Read more...]
“Real Love” / Memorable Fancies #1299
22 August, 2015 by Leave a Comment
[“He came into existence when they met” – Louise Glück] Clea imagined a friend, a man. Concentrating hard, she made up all the virtues she wanted him to have: handsome, brave, talented, loving,... He came into existence and they met, and he was all she’d dreamed. But she thought he was imaginary so in desperation and disappointment she killed him. But he was real after all. <END> Buy it at amazon.com/author/terencekuch: Try Try Again – A novel of deadly U.S. political … [Read more...]
“To Be Happy” / Memorable Fancies #1155
28 March, 2015 by Leave a Comment
[“Once we were happy, we had no memories.” – Louise Glück] I remember that; remember being happy, that is. About what, I can’t recall; I’m happier that way. <END> Buy it on Amazon: The Seventh Effect. In this novel, a NSA-like organization knows – perhaps too much. … [Read more...]
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