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DAILY PHOTO: Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary, Bratislava
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DAILY PHOTO: St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral
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BOOKS: “A Short Stay in Hell” by Steven L. Peck
A Short Stay in Hell by Steven L. PeckMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Publisher Site: Strange Violin Editions
If you enjoy books like Joseph Heller’s Catch-22 or Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy this book will probably be right up your alley. It may not be as unrelentingly (and hilariously) absurd as H2G2, but it’s clever, amusing, and thought-provoking.
The premise is that a devout Christian finds himself in hell because it turns out that Zoroastrianism was actually the one true religion. Fortunately, Zoroastrian hell is neither as grim nor (perhaps, ironically) as fire & brimstone-oriented as the Biblical version, but it is tedious, demoralizing, and — while it might not last forever –it lasts long enough to seem like forever.
Jorge Luis Borges fans (such as myself) will find a nod to his work in the shape of said hell.
I’d highly recommend this book for readers of irreverent and humorous literary fiction. It’s funny. It’s clever. And it’s a quick read.
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DAILY PHOTO: Chapel on the Green
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DAILY PHOTO: Christ Church Pro-Cathedral, Lucknow
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DAILY PHOTO: Chapel of St. Roch, Budapest
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“To Tirzah” by William Blake [w/ Audio]
Whate'er is Born of Mortal Birth
Must be consumed with the Earth
To rise from Generation free:
Then what have I to do with thee?
The Sexes sprung from Shame & Pride,
Blow'd in the morn; in evening died;
But Mercy chang'd Death to Sleep;
The Sexes rose to work & weep.
Thou, Mother of my Mortal part,
With cruelty didst mould my Heart,
And with false self-deceiving tears
Didst bind my Nostrils, Eyes, & Ears:
Didst close my Tongue in senseless clay,
And me to Mortal Life betray.
The Death of Jesus set me free:
Then what have I to do with thee?
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