Interesting, Greg, Thank you, and I do hope you finish the book. I have two friends who self-publish on Amazon, and do reasonably well. As for "wishy washy leaders", W surely was in thrall to scumbag Darth Cheney (and to see his daughter get axed by the Repugs is kind of delicious).
But it's even worse to see MangoWanker Turdking decisively always make the wrong decisions for America, while floundering to stay out of prison and pleasing his master Putin. Of course, we all know this. I don't actually ever dream about politics - lucky guy!
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.
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.
Interesting, Greg, Thank you, and I do hope you finish the book. I have two friends who self-publish on Amazon, and do reasonably well. As for "wishy washy leaders", W surely was in thrall to scumbag Darth Cheney (and to see his daughter get axed by the Repugs is kind of delicious).
But it's even worse to see MangoWanker Turdking decisively always make the wrong decisions for America, while floundering to stay out of prison and pleasing his master Putin. Of course, we all know this. I don't actually ever dream about politics - lucky guy!
Fantastic book idea. Do it, please
Finish the book. You are able to write historical fiction that will resonant for the 21st Century. A good publisher will definitely be interested.
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.
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.