Cardboard Spaceship is a collection of
twenty-one science fiction short stories from Jean-Paul L. Garnier,
with an introduction by Michael Butterworth. I've read the manuscript. It a fine collection of stories reflecting contemporary literary trends in science fiction and fantasy.
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"Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters."
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Benjamin Franklin by David Martin,
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| "John Milton meeting Galileo" by Solomon Alexander Hart, 1847 |
From Bottomless Bottle of Beer illustrator Terrance Lindall, here is an on-line brochure describing various treasures from the Kings County Savings Bank Building, now home of the Williamsburg Art and Historical Center.
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The Bottomless Bottle of Beer is now available.
A summer of discontent may transform the city around us, challenge our self-understanding, and leave us profoundly changed. The hero of this story has one of those experiences. Drawn down into a subterranean realm, he encounters the mysterious Koroviev, the seductive Hella, diabolical Beelzebub, monstrous Behemoth, and other famous fiends from literature and myth. But he fails to recognize them, and so finds himself in danger of losing his soul; indeed, without even knowing he has a soul. Through his wife’s practical energy and unfailing love, he succeeds in returning home, though profoundly transformed.
Featuring color illustrations by Terrance Lindall.
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Distant cousins, there's a limited supply.
And we're down to the dozens, and this is why:
Big Eyed Beans from Venus! Oh my, oh my.
Boys and girls,
Earth people around the circle,
Mixtures of man alive.
Big eyed beans from Venus,
Don't let anything get in between us.
Beam in on me baby,
and we'll beam together
I know we always been together,
but there's more.
Mister Zoot Horn Rollo, hit that long lunar note,
and let it float.
Men let your wallets flop out,
and women open your purses,
Cause a man or a woman without a big eyed bean from Venus
Is suffering with the worstest of curses
Yeah, you're suffering, with the worstest of curses.
Put 'em out in the sun, and when the night come
You don't have to go out and get 'em
They'll glow with you
They'll go with you
They'll show with you
Ain't no losers
Cause they're on the right track
Cause they're on the right track
You can be on the right track, woman,
Of course, of course
Ain't no SNAFU, no fol-de-rol
Check these out, Big eyed beans from Venus
Oh, let a few out, let 'em pass in between us
Distant cousins, there's a limited supply.
And we're down to the dozens, and this is why...
Don't let anything get in between us!
Big eyed beans from Venus
Big eyed beans from Venus.
- Don Van Vliet
I take it the song is proclaiming the importance of strong loving relationships. Compare Matthew Arnold's "Dover Beach."
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Cthulhu, artist unknown |
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Gamera by Attack Peter (Peter Santa-Maria) |
