Cussedness

When did we become a society that appears to worship anger?

I sometimes wonder if this is a symptom of deeper problems within our world or if it is caused by the entitlement mentality that has sprouted all around me.

People who have no comprehension of value given and received bother me.

In ancient Rome, there were writers who produced some incredible texts, plays, poems, and stories. There were also graffiti artists scribbling nonsense on the walls of the city. Examples of this have been found at Pompeii.

Ironically, there are a lot of 'writers' on the internet who produce stories that are churned out and thrown into people's faces like the scribblings of those graffiti artists and yet they expect to be treated with the reverent regard of a Virgil or a Horace.

The Romans would have thrown them to the lions.

Not a bad thought. Can anyone out there loan me some lions and a big pit?

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Cussedness Godwar Central Station LEVEL 20 ARCH-CURMUDGEON ALL HATE MAIL WILL BE POSTED I am an out of the closet, bi-sexual gender queer and have long believed that the personal is political. Perhaps that is simply a bit of 1960s idealism that most people have outgrown; but it remains near and dear to me. I am the best-selling dark fantasy ebook author of the Dark Brothers of the Light series. I made my first short story sale at 23. it appeared in Amazons! which took the World Fantasy Award for best anthology in 1980 February 2004: In The Darkness Hunting: Tales of Chimquar the Lionhawk (wildside press) Dark Brothers of the Light Series. Renaissance Ebooks.
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Previous Entry :: Next Entry Mood: Contemplative Read/Post Comments (2) Share on Facebook		2007-07-26 8:07 AM thoughts on the imperfections of society When did we become a society that appears to worship anger? I sometimes wonder if this is a symptom of deeper problems within our world or if it is caused by the entitlement mentality that has sprouted all around me. People who have no comprehension of value given and received bother me. In ancient Rome, there were writers who produced some incredible texts, plays, poems, and stories. There were also graffiti artists scribbling nonsense on the walls of the city. Examples of this have been found at Pompeii. Ironically, there are a lot of 'writers' on the internet who produce stories that are churned out and thrown into people's faces like the scribblings of those graffiti artists and yet they expect to be treated with the reverent regard of a Virgil or a Horace. The Romans would have thrown them to the lions. Not a bad thought. Can anyone out there loan me some lions and a big pit? Other spots to find me: message board livejournal xanga CREDS, a partial list Blood Rites, Blood Heresy, Blood Dawn, Blood Wraiths, Blood Paladin, Blood Arcane articles published in: Movieline * Cinefantastique * Washington Post Book World * Los Angeles Times * Los Angeles Drive Guide * Black Belt * Martial Arts Weapons * Monsterland * Thrust: Science Fiction in Review *** Science Fiction Review Former MPAA Accredited Journalist. Currently Active member, SFWA Read/Post Comments (2) Previous Entry :: Next Entry Back to Top