John Farris is an excellent horror writer, one of my favourites. I have majority of his works in my collection to date, but I am still always looking for cover variants. Here are some of the best ones.
Thursday, June 9, 2022
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
east ny - original poem
east ny
after videogames
at the chinatown fair
we get thick nissin
ramen noodle soup
flowered with Uzumaki swirls
decadently umami
until a go-shadow
lights my date's hair on fire
with a roman candle trick
as the ambulance lights fade
I ask -
why cant I enjoy
the simplest of things
the smallest of social circles
companied alone
in east NY
LINK: https://allpoetry.com/poem/16486768-east-ny-by-Colvet
Keith Laumer Covers #1
Let's take a look at some of Keith Laumer's SF novels and their lovely covers! A Trace of Memory might be one of my favourite SF covers of all time.
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
mythomaniac - original poem
mythomaniac
dick's a mythomaniac
and he's starting
his routine over
over all again
finding a new robe
to dress his wounds with
and covered up his sores
traumatic slices of flesh
in the name of
previous perpetrators
dick's a museful mime
and a man of many posters
who wont return any calls
someone who's an imposter
ready to make his move
a dancing artist
under live recorded screens
marching to the subsonic boom
of wolves at the door
of his treehouse hobbit hideout
where he stalks
and hunts his prey
throw it all into one pot
warmed by burning embers
igniting neural flammable cabinets
lining janitorial halls
forcing one to fumble
in the globe of playhouse
figmented sticks
that never cross
you're a murderer
the Chinese fortune man tells
we shape our own lives
day by day
how can one see
what hasn't happened yet
maybe by taking the time
to see what already has happened
on a mega boombox
playing the tunes
of your mythomanic
crazed lifestyle
LINK: https://allpoetry.com/poem/16485027-mythomaniac--by-Colvet
field notes #6 (Q167 - 199)
field notes - not even sure what to say about them anymore
167. Do “cat shows” exist? Why or why not?
168. What is lost and can never be found ever again?
169. Do bike cops get specialized training?
170. Is Ronald McDonald single?
171. Is the Hamburgler in jail? If not, should we follow up on the investigation?
172. Why are neon lights calming?
173. Where is the cheapest place to get custom neon lights?
174. Why does beer taste better in a bottle vs. a can?
175. Do all humans have a birthmark somewhere? Eventually?
176. Is bone marrow tasty?
177. Does a vagina really smell like fish?
178. Do companies somewhere still fabricate guillotines? Company name?
179. Is PETA too extreme?
180. Direct Action X?
181. Dancing with myself? Woah?
182. Are all my friends dead?
183. Did Frankenstein feel pain?
184. Tweets?
185. How many followers do you have?
186. Who is watching?
187. Are you there?
188. Where are we going?
189. Who is driving the car?
190. Do all dogs go to Heaven?
191. Foot soldiers unite?
192. Who is behind the trigger? Scope?
193. Is PBR coffee any good?
194. Why do people act mean to “gingers” or redheads? Origins? Acclimated racism?
195. Who is/was Dragula (drag it up)?
196. Do I need a haircut? A shave?
197. Where did all the vintage sci-fi paperback cover artists go?
198. Is it heavenly to die by your side at the hand of a ten ton truck?
199. How many alternate universes are there?
Monday, June 6, 2022
soul tango - original poem
soul tango
Rene Descartes
Descartes Descartes
philosophize me this
how did you find the portal
egg-like conical gland
where body meets soul
or potentially discovered
vice versally
off by itself
not one, if a pair
not perfectly in the center
hiding behind the third ventricle
the pineal paradise
of etheric emanations
connected to
your ophthalmic system
conjoined functionality
contrasting phenomonology
no two souls
can be in the same place
at the same time
like Heisenberg
my intentions yearn
to gravitate our your moons
and tango
with your spirit webs
i wish to expand in your studies
in adductum
with a gaped section of time
a devious
and gromley progression
silently discovering
the quantum mechanics of the soul
the energy of vision
in a violent vulgarity
of scientific passion
and the dance patterns
of your tangoing soul
LINK: https://allpoetry.com/poem/16489063-soul-tango-by-Colvet
Robert Heinlein Covers #1
Robert Heinlein is a name most will recognize amidst the SF community. He has reached heights amongst other greats like Asimov, Clark, and Herbert for his hard SF works and massive worlds. I recently just picked up two cover variants of Glory Road I have never seen before at Half-Price Books, which inspired this post. He has so many awesome covers and novels out there! Highly suggest giving him a read. I suggest starting with Stranger in a Strange Land or Glory Road.
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