I love to read.
Yesterday I purchased two used books from a very used bookstore
Hemingway and Steinbeck
I lazily tossed both on top of a shelf in my office
Maybe I’ll read them at the same time
One cubby hole down sits Bukowski
which happens to be next to a few books that I’m published in
and on the floor, near my right foot, The Unabridged
Edgar Allan Poe. That’s literally the name of the book
In back of my chair is a box that I have yet to completely unpack
In the box are a number of books, books, books.
On my desk sits Final Harvest, Emily Dickinson
It’s impossible for my person to become bored
oh, and I just found Papa, A Personal Memoir written by
Gregory H. Hemingway, M.D. in back of the monitor
I could clean my office but the life would be sucked out of the
otherwise very empty room
I don’t think I’ll do that. Hell, I haven’t even mentioned what’s in the dry sink.
Personal space is a beautiful thing, if we let it be.
-M. Taggart
mtaggartwriter 
great influences. any current writers that inspire?
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Hello. One recent book that inspired was Zinky Boys. Incredible writing and story telling.
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When you first read Edgar Allan Poe’s books, what did you think? For a beginner, is he difficult read?
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I thought he was beautifully insane. Depending on your tolerance for word bending, it may be difficult for a beginner. If you enjoy a bit of a challenge, have a dictionary handy (he’ll often put additional languages to use) and dive on in. 🙂
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I just started reading the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. Her floerty, I believe, isn’t as intense as his but after the first book, the words were easier to understand. If I can read hers, it might not be so bad with him. Wish me luck!
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Something tells me that you don’t need luck.
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Lol. Why do you say that?
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Because you don’t need it 🙂
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My own most recent acquisition is a collection of short stories by Margaret St. Clair (1911- 1995). I’d been watching old “Night Gallery” TV episodes and reading the short stories about half the episodes were based on. St. Clair had two stories dramatized for that series, and they struck me as very good stories indeed, so I went hunting for more.
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Hmmm I’m not familiar with her. I’ll try and remember the name
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I’ll probably post about her on my (mostly quiet) blog once I read through the collection I picked up.
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I hope that you do
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Aaw, it brings us happiness when we are surrounded with things that we love. Things that bring us to places, excites our emotions and thoughts. I don’t mind if they are clutter, 🙂
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it’s the only cluttered room..even the basement is organized lol..
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It’s hard to organize a room where you spend most of your time. A room where all your treasures are in 🙂
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You’re on point
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