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I’m currently rebuilding the website as the old one got totally messed up when i was playing around with things (no idea what happened).

So i thought that while it was a total clusterfuck mess of SQL, i would take the opportunity to give it a whole new life and everything.

So if you go clicking on things you might find that very strange things happen. Don’t moan, i know a lot of things are broken, i’m working on it, it takes time.

I’ve got tons of old posts and pages from three websites that i’m working through and will be gradually posting all the stuff i want to keep on here while fixing all the broken things as i go through, one post, one page, at a time.

On top of doing all that, i will, of course, be continuing to add more new content and my latest posts will always appear directly below.

Or, if you prefer, you can also follow me on Twitter and Pinterest where i put a link to all new posts.

Enjoy


The Zen Experience — Thomas Hoover

The Zen Experience -- Thomas HooverBeen quite a while since i read this, but do remember it being a very interesting read on the history of Zen.   It tells Zen’s full story through fascinating tales of its most influential masters of its various historical schools, all the way from its roots in India and into modern Japan.

If more people read about the history of the world’s religions instead of fighting over them the world would be a much nicer place.

Thomas’ Page

#japan #zen #thomashoover

Evil is a Matter of Perspective — Anthology

Evil is a Matter of Perspective -- AnthologyOoooh, and now for a nice bit of Grimdark.

The Broken Dead — Michael R. Fletcher
Every Hair Casts a Shadow — Teresa Frohock
The Divine Death of Jirella Martigore — Alex Marshall
A Royal Gift — Mark Alder
Old Blood — Adrian Tchaikovsky
Black BargainJanny Wurts
The Syldoon Sun — Jeff Salyards
The Darkness Within the Light — Shawn Speakman
The Greater of Two Evils — Marc Turner
Exceeding Bitter — Kaaron Warren
A Game of Mages — Courtney Schafer
The Tattered Prince and the Demon Veiled — Bradley P. Beaulieu
A Storm Unbound — E.V. Morrigan
The Game — Matthew Ward
Blood Penny — Deborah A. Wolf
Better than Breath — Brian Staveley
Foundation of Bones — Mazarkis Williams
The Aging of a Kill — Peter Orullian
The Caraathayan — R. Scott Bakker

#grimdark #jannywurts

A Wizard of Earthsea — Ursula K. Le Guin

A Wizard of Earthsea -- Ursula K. Le GuinI’ve lost count of the amount of times i’ve read this book, and i’m sure i’ll read it countless times more.   Earthsea is probably the greatest fantasy series ever written.   I’ve yet to find better.

Here’s an article in The Guardian“David Mitchell on Earthsea – a rival to Tolkien and George RR Martin”.

Available in the collection The Books of Earthsea

Ursula’s Page

#fantasy#earthsea #ursulakleguin



Currently

Fiction

Robots and Empire -- Isaac Asimov With the rise of the machines on the horizon . . .
 
. . .me thinks it’s a good time to re-read Asimov.

Fiction

Four Seasons in Japan -- Nick Bradley The Cat and The City was excellent, let’s hope this is too.

Nonfiction

Why Work? -- Collection Yeah, why?

Nonfiction

More Zen.