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Iowa: the nightmare state
The Mex Files | August 22nd 2008
When I originally wrote this for a later posting — the one you’re reading now — I didn’t know about the overwhelming task taken on by Saint Bridget’s Catholic Church (with a congregation of 100, and a staff of four) to p read more
Silencing the sirens and the Lillipudlian– I mean, LIVERpudlian…
Unfinished Rambling(s) | August 21st 2008 by unfinishedperson
Now the Sirens have a still more fatal weapon than their song, namely their silence. And though admittedly such a thing never happened, it is still conceivable that someone might possibly have escaped from their singing; but from their silence certai read more
Excavating Kafka: Franz liked porn ... no!
aidan maconachy blog | August 14th 2008
James Hawe, a British academic and Kafka expert, has made the claim in a new book Excavating Kafka, that K was into porn. Hawes claims that the writer subscribed to upmarket pornography.The claim has been met with howls of protest from Kafka scholars read more
Wednesday Links | Rainy Day Edition
Sex and Miss B | August 6th 2008 by jen
Kinky Sex Tips from Men's Health - Nothing too exciting, a bit so-so, but worth a read.My Mother-In-Law's Vagina by Meredith Gordon - Fresh Yarn has some of the best essay writing on the Interwebs. "I'm looking at my Cabaret Singer-In-Law's vagina. M read more
Franz Kafka e sua coleção de pornografia
1001 Gatos de Schrödinger | August 4th 2008 by Ibrahim Cesar
Quem não é ligado em Franz Kafka não entende o poder da frase acima. No mundinho da filosofia, Kafka é uma espécie de santo. Vivia uma vida burocrática enquanto negligenciava qualquer coisa mundana e dedicava sua vida a escrever. E escrever coi read more
Socrates: the First Existentialist? My Grand Conspiracy Theory.
Greg's Brain | August 4th 2008 by Greg Becerra
The world is dominated by two modes of thought: those who believe in objective truth and those who believe that knowledge is a matter of perspective. Traditionally this is broken down into the philosophy of Plato versus the philosophy of Kierkegaard. read more
Sweet Saturday
TechnoMom | August 1st 2008 by Cynthia Armistead
Sam took Katie up to Republican land to pick up her new glasses lenses today–she went to the eye doctor while she was with my parents, because they were out driving and realized that she was squinting to read the road signs. Her eyes hadn̵ read more
Fifty Desert Island Books
Heronswood Voice | July 9th 2008
The “stranded isle” test shows surprising results. Alas, only fifty will fit in my tiny hut, from classics to ephemera. Gone are the thrillers, breakthroughs, manifestos, philosophy and feuilletons; they don’t compare to identity, & read more
The metamorphosis
Notes From A Rooom | June 22nd 2008 by Peter
But Gregor was now much calmer. The words he uttered were no longer understandable, apparently, although they seemed clear enough to him, even clearer than before, perhaps because his ear had grown accustomed to the sound of them. Yet at any rate peo read more
A report to an academy
Notes From A Rooom | June 22nd 2008 by Peter
Until then I had had so many ways out of everything, and now I had none. I was pinned down. Had I been nailed down, my right to free movement would not have been lessened. Why so? Scratch your flesh raw between your toes, but you won’t find the read more
Momento com Ulisses (1)
Amante Profissional | June 21st 2008
O Ulisses me disse uma coisa olhando nos olhos que me emocionou imenso: disse que uma das coisas mais especiais que aconteceram na vida dele foi me conhecer. E ele falou isso com os olhos tão cheios de ternura que as palavras foram mais que palavras read more
CREATIVITY WITHIN BOUNDS
Guilt with a Twist | June 15th 2008 by Jackson Fisher
by Lawrence H. Staples author of Guilt with a TwistWe see this phenomenon in nature. Harnessing our energy to help us create our art may, by analogy, be similar to harnessing a river’s energy with a dam. Placing limits and boundaries on the water read more
Teaching to Write or Writing to Teach?
Let There Be Blog! | June 3rd 2008 by Jim Musgrave
Ever since I graduated from San Diego State University with my Masters Degree in Creative Writing, I have been teaching to write. In other words, the teaching paid the bills so I could write. Following ten years of writing and teaching, I accumul read more
Metamorphosis - Part III
Great Books ~ A Chapter a Day | May 13th 2008 by Walter Burek
Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across his room - crawling over the ceiling was out read more
The necessity of form
Gunsi Vog Blog | May 12th 2008 by Gnuh
I thought I would start a series of artistic interventions in public space - from sculptures to.. whatever I can find. To continue the Prague theme I'll start with this monument to the writer Franz Kafka being carried by a golem like figure. The scul read more
Metamorphosis - Part II
Great Books ~ A Chapter a Day | May 9th 2008 by Walter Burek
He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value - in order to see what had been happening there. Download audio file (kafka-part2.mp3) submit_url = 'http://www.g read more
Metamorphosis - Part I
Great Books ~ A Chapter a Day | May 8th 2008 by Walter Burek
When Gregor Samsa wakes from troubled dreams, he finds himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lays on his armour-like back, and if he lifts his head a little he can see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches read more
Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka Begins in May
Great Books ~ A Chapter a Day | April 28th 2008 by Walter Burek
The Metamorphosis (in German, Die Verwandlung, The Transformation) is a novella by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915, and arguably the most famous of his works along with the longer works The Trial and The Castle. The story begins with a traveling read more
stay where you are
conscious living & conscious dying | April 26th 2008 by daishin
You need not leave your room. Remain seated at your table and listen. You need not even listen; simply wait. You need not even wait; just be quiet, still, and solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked. It has no choice; it read more
Rezension zu “Gibs auf” von Franz Kafka
The Lemix | April 2nd 2008 by Compi Pootr
Magischer Realismus oder doch nur nüchterner Pessimismus? Wie stellst du dir das Dasein des modernen Menschen im 20. Jahrhundert vor? Glücklich, durch die neuen hilfreichen Erfindungen? Intelligent, durch das neuerlangte umfangreiche Wissen? Zufri read more
On the Lamb
The Moon is a Dead World | March 24th 2008 by Ryne Barber
I have been inducted, I guess you could say, into the LAMB, the Large Association of Movie Blogs. You should definitely go check it out, especially if you're into movies, or blogs, or reading, or you have a blog that you want to be featured. Either w read more
Cugetarea zilei
Andrei si Cezar weblog | March 8th 2008 by metalliferii
“Atata timp cat nu incetezi sa urci, treptele nu se vor termina; sub pasii tai care urca, ele se vor inmulti la nesfarsit.” (Franz Kafka) read more
Top 10 Quotes about Faith in Yourself
Thoughts on Quotes | March 6th 2008 by Jeremy
Faith can generally be defined as a strong belief in something that is beyond proof. Faith may also be a strong conviction or belief in something, like God, religion, doctrine or phrophecy. Faith in oneself, and the ability to achieve things not know read more
Another Video (or videos)
Hanging Chad | February 8th 2008 by ScarletTermite
This is from a short-lived show called Home Movies. It was on Cartoon Network for two or three years. The first season was the best one. This is one of the shows from the first season. It’s great and I hope you enjoy it. There are 3 videos. read more
Kafka Rokz !!
Telugu blog sambhavami yuge yuge | August 16th 2007
కాఫ్కా ద్వారా నాకు ఎదురైన అతి పెద్ద సమస్య ఆయన రచన లోని ఒక్క వాక్యాన్ని పట్టుకొని ఇది బావుంది . read more
Reader's Diary #275- Franz Kafka: In The Penal Colony
The Book Mine Set | August 6th 2007 by John Mutford
Franz Kafka is one of those authors I've heard mentioned time and time again but of whom I was totally in the dark. Not only had I not read anything by him, I wasn't even able to come up with a single title. Fortunately, the omniscient web has once read more
Happy Birthday to Me
Spasticsnap's Lost Music | July 3rd 2007
It's the big day! As of 9:38 PM tonight, I am officially twenty five! (I know the time of my birth cuz my family is crazy obsessive like that). I share my birthday with both Franz Kafka, author of many depressing nihilistic tales, and Tom Cruise, read more
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