My agent is going to send it around. If no one wants to do it, I'll have Four Sticks put it out...the same publisher that did Dirty Rubles, owned by Yours Truly.
One of the interesting things about Byzantine mosaics such as this one (The Emperor Justinian and his Retinue) is that the people do not have any ground under their feet. Justinian’s little unplanted flippy floppy feet speak to his main interests, which were spiritual and other-worldly rather than related to being a thug ruler on earth, for which the job of emperor really called.
I never noticed that! Sometimes with these old renderings, you have no idea what the person looked like, but with that fresco, I can totally see these dudes. It's a remarkable thing.
For half a second there, I thought this might veer in the direction of "what to do about the deposed tyrant" and that would have been just fine with me! However, I love the short, pithy poem, which says it all and does it without mincing words! I have always thought that the best poets and the best poems were those whose words were so carefully chosen, each carried boatloads of meaning and landed with a knockout punch.
My agent is going to send it around. If no one wants to do it, I'll have Four Sticks put it out...the same publisher that did Dirty Rubles, owned by Yours Truly.
Fantastic book idea. Do it, please
Thanks. Oh, it's done. Just looking for a publisher now.
Finish the book. You are able to write historical fiction that will resonant for the 21st Century. A good publisher will definitely be interested.
I should think so, but we'll see...it is being shopped now, I think...
One of the interesting things about Byzantine mosaics such as this one (The Emperor Justinian and his Retinue) is that the people do not have any ground under their feet. Justinian’s little unplanted flippy floppy feet speak to his main interests, which were spiritual and other-worldly rather than related to being a thug ruler on earth, for which the job of emperor really called.
Nice analysis
I never noticed that! Sometimes with these old renderings, you have no idea what the person looked like, but with that fresco, I can totally see these dudes. It's a remarkable thing.
For half a second there, I thought this might veer in the direction of "what to do about the deposed tyrant" and that would have been just fine with me! However, I love the short, pithy poem, which says it all and does it without mincing words! I have always thought that the best poets and the best poems were those whose words were so carefully chosen, each carried boatloads of meaning and landed with a knockout punch.
Well said!