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Author Archives: Charles Lambert
Out of strength comes forth, er, strength
Grr! I don’t know what else to say. Thanks to the generosity and impeccable taste of Ms Baroque, I’ve received the award A Roar for Powerful Words, initiated by The Shameless Lions Writing Circle in recognition of powerful writing. Naturally, … Continue reading
Posted in prize, writing
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War criminal bombs in China, seeks refuge in Vatican
If you’ve seen a British newspaper in the last couple of days, you can write this post yourself. If you haven’t, just google Blair + China + Catholic. And then move on. After all, isn’t that what Jesus would have … Continue reading
Posted in blair, vatican
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Taxonomies
Remember Dewey? The man who classified books in a meaningful way? (Because all taxonomies are meaningful.) Well… Browsing in the Wolverhampton branch of W.H. Smiths today, I noticed that the Biography section has a subsection entitled Tragic Life Stories – … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
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Camels
I have a thing about camels. I love their stoicism and superciliousness, as though their hump or humps contained not only life-maintaining fat but also life-enhancing forbearance. I have a small gold camel round my neck; I stroke it often, … Continue reading
Posted in crank, fatwa, religion
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Mud
One of the saddest aspects of the way Silvio Berlusconi has skewed political and civil life in Italy is the arsenal he’s chosen to vilify and discredit his adversaries. As long as these are politicians it’s part and parcel – … Continue reading
Posted in berlusconi, information, italy, journalism, politics
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Good news
The website God Hates Fags has been down for the past few days. Let’s do all we can to keep it that way. In the meantime, read this interview with ‘pro-lifer’ Neal Horsley, who may not like abortions but isn’t … Continue reading
Posted in gay, homophobia, politics, religion
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Polls, suggestions for
After the phenomenal success of my toilet paper survey, I’m thinking about my next poll. I’m looking for something challenging, witty and, well, world-enhancing. A genuinely large question. And no filth. Any ideas?
Good riddance to…
…Don Oreste Benzi, the smarmy sanctimonious little twat priest who took it upon himself to conduct funeral services for foetuses, said that scantily-dressed women had only themselves to blame if they were raped, pestered sex workers with his medieval twaddle … Continue reading
Posted in church, good riddance, homophobia
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THE GOLDEN FLEECE
This is the third section in the sequence of poems dedicated to the Golden Fleece. If you want to know what happened earlier, click on one and two. CHIRON 1 They’re pushing and shoving to get through the gate, where … Continue reading
Posted in golden fleece, poem, value
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The Scent of Cinnamon: sixth review
Another review that takes a look at a few of the O. Henry Prize stories (including mine!) can be found here. It comes from Inside Bay Area.
Posted in review, the scent of cinnamon
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CHARLES LAMBERT 