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Thought For the Day: Imagination, Not Invention, Is the Supreme Master of Art As of Life

Posted on December 12, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Imagination, not invention, is the supreme master of art as of life.” – Joseph Conrad

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The Influence of Pulp Fiction

Posted on October 23, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

The Influence of Pulp Fictionby Michael DoyleScience fiction without a snarkDidn’t just materialize out of the darkIn 1926, Hugo Gernsback, without a lot of gloryCame to publish the first Amazing StoriesFrom the cover of this first, we might knowThe Hugo … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 19th Century, Amazing Stories, Blind, book-review, Books, Cauldron, Cliffhanger, Conscience, Contemporary Science, Context, Convenience, Critics, Debt, Destination, Destruction, Details, Dream, Dystopia, Eiros and Charmion, Epic, Fallacy, Fiction, First Moon Shot, Future, Glory, H.P. Lovecraft, Hans Pfaall, Hugo Gernsback, Imagination, Influence, Inspiration, Invention, Journey, Jules Verne, Literary, Mellonta Tauta, Mind, Mountains of Madness, Next Story, Opportunity, Plausbile, Poe, Poetry and Poems, Possible, Principles and Conscience, Pulp Fiction, Reliance, Role, Science Fiction, Show, Social Commentary, Sphinx, Technology, The Hugo Awards, The Moon, Undoable, Verne, Wells | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: There Is Not Less Wit Nor Less Invention In Applying Rightly A Thought One Finds In A Book, Than In Being the First Author of That Thought

Posted on August 27, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“There is not less wit nor less invention in applying rightly a thought one finds in a book, than in being the first author of that thought.” – Pierre Bayle, philosopher and writer (1647-1706)

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The Good Fairy Tale

Posted on June 19, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

What then is a fairy tale? What elements are necessary? And what are the purposes served in these? The Good Fairy Tale by Michael Doyle From deep within the wishing well Comes the invention of the fairy tale It’s hard … Continue reading →

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Lessons From Eden Park

Posted on May 17, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

The Roaring Twenties were a fascinating time. Among the lessons to be learned was that a woman could do and be more than they had been allowed until then, vice and other personal choices could not be controlled and that … Continue reading →

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On the 1619 Project

Posted on May 5, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

An ahistorical work that seeks to repudiate the founding principles of America won the Pulitzer Prize today. In my eyes, all luster is now gone to both the Nobel prizes and the Pulitzer with this move. It’s not … Continue reading →

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Darkness Quenches Light

Posted on October 18, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Halloween Poem #18 Darkness Quenches Light by Michael Romani Among the demons there is history Some might strangely call it legacy Where troubled hearts are in need of friends And if you’re safe, it just depends Quintessential in the rarified … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Imagination Brought Mankind From the Dark Ages To the Present State of Civilization

Posted on October 14, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Imagination has brought mankind through the dark ages to its present state of civilization. Imagination led Columbus to discover America. Imagination led Franklin to discover electricity.” – L. Frank Baum The points about Columbus and Franklin are technically wrong, while the … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Imagination, Not Invention, Is the Supreme Master of Art As of Life

Thought For the Day: There Is Not Less Wit Nor Less Invention In Applying Rightly A Thought One Finds In A Book, Than In Being the First Author of That Thought

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