Author Archives: Charles Lambert

Keeping in Touch

There is also the utterance of the fool’s music to be listened to with as great attention as you give your own   flat or mysterious dreams. Invention on the edge of the void. Stars on the line speak tersely … Continue reading

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Under the Day

In the early light of the morning, for instance, it remained as a wish to be companionable and was straightaway erased and there was the pentimento   which was only a come stain on the sheet fondly ‘remade’ as a … Continue reading

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Hey Sarah Palin

Via Jesus’ General

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Chances of Death

Another word cloud from Wordle. This time round it’s a novel of mine called Chances of Death. You’ll be reading more about this in the future. Just click on the image to enlarge (or embiggen, as Joe.My.God says…

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God help us

“Say it ain’t so, Joe! There you go pointing backwards again … Now, doggone it, let’s look ahead and tell Americans what we have to plan to do for them in the future. You mentioned education, and I’m glad you … Continue reading

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Tengo famiglia (2)

I had occasion to write about nepotism in Rome’s first and largest university, La Sapienza, almost a year ago, when investigations were being conducted into the university’s dean, Renato Guarini, and some confusion about a nine-million-euro tender for an underground … Continue reading

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The Beat: Mirror in the Bathroom

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My rat friend, Sheila

I’ll say it again. If you don’t read Jesus’ General religiously, you’re missing out. His latest piece on McCain is, well, awesome. Read it here. And here’s a teaser: A few years back, I saw a Matlock episode where the origin of … Continue reading

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Lest we forget

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Phone rage

I got a phone bill over the weekend. My phone bills are paid through a credit card so I normally just glance at the amount and file (i.e. throw onto the table in my study in the hope that all … Continue reading

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