At the end of the year, everyone's counting something... businesspersons their profits, sportsmen their trophies, photographers their photos, musicians their songs, painters their paintings, and so on. Us literary persons must count the books we've read (for alas, counting the ones we wrote wouldn't take too long). This year I haven’t read that many paperbacks, … Continue reading How Many Books Have You Read This Year?
"Gerard M. Burns was born in Glasgow in 1961,graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 1983. For those coming to Gerard’s work for the first time it is worth noting that although we are presented with an image which could be described at fist glance as 'representational', even 'photographic', each of the various pictorial elements … Continue reading The Wintry Paintings of Gerard Burns
On Christmas Eve, after nightfall, Santa’s reindeer flew his sleigh straight to the tax collectors' headquarters, where he dropped a hefty gift through the chimney. ‘Ho, ho, ho!’ shouted Santa, scratching his beard and smiling much pleased with himself. He had not flown far when an explosion disturbed the night. ‘Merry Christmas you bastards!’ shouted … Continue reading Merry Christmas Everyone! (100-Word Story About Santa)
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