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distance of the moon? is that from cosmicomics? the one about the moon cheese harvesters? that is a good one! ksky

banned? whilst i can take or leave the stream of subconscious free writing, thats up to me, seems a shame that someone with an opinion has been banned for mildly putting up a defense, or have i missed something? ksky lol paprika

Have you ever sat on a park bench and wondered, mind straying yet focused, completely detached from the human world? Perhaps mine is a conscious kind of detachment, sometimes events spiral and I get caught in them, like a sailor caught hapless in a maelstrom. Often I have felt this way, I...

oz i lived on cremorne point which was cool. Adelaide is dull. i liked Melbourne though - good city art gallery, melbourne seemed to have more culture than sydney, but only stayed for a week on Phillip island - ooh i loved the penguins and was fortunate to have a friend that took me to a...

magazines? i am known to dabble with: New scientist Architect's journal ksky

is it true? its true that we swap books, as to whose are better... its never come to that. We have similar tastes and have always picked up on what each other are reading, i guess thats why it works! Don't get me started on film choices though. ksky

which part? which part of oz do you hail from Jonzey? i have lived in Adelaide and Sydney. beautiful country and planning to emigrate with the girl. ksky

not a girl but used to have long hair, i also used to braid it and put magpie feathers in it. But now i work in a professional office and i find short hair easier to deal with, however i think if i could click my fingers and have it long with braids and feathers again - i would. also my...

regards fellow newbie hi, welcome to the group and good morning also! Keep that filthy hob nob away from me - i saw martin drop it on the floor. ksky

you've reminded me it would have to be the end of time ala Moorcock, as long as i got one of those power rings! ksky

nope fine by me White stripes references are fine by me! ksky

slappe lach fat ofcourse not, that would be impolite. i was calling you easy! ksky

non-2000ad characters need not apply ABC warriors - difficult to pick one though Judge Dredd Rogue Trooper ksky

jaffa cakes! easy big fella - we don't want to start a war here! ksky

i'm sure something like this will have been done before, but i'm repeating it by way as an introduction for me. 10 recommends that people may have missed - no author repetitions within the 10. so lets see mine would be something like this(in no particular order): Astonishing the gods - Ben...

thomas C i read through the entire 6 books on a recommendation, i no longer accept recommendations off that person. Whilst interesting and in parts well written i was underwhelmed by the whole experience, and in terms of volume read to enjoyed ratio it ranks at the bottom with "something...

tricky! my tastes have changed over the ages but if i lost my entire collection my priorities would be: Michael Moorcock, Richard Brautigan, Italo Calvino i know i'm forgetting heaps of books though ksky

this week i am mostly reading.... Steppenwolfe by Herman Hesse, i've had this for ages, but when i started reading it, hesse's introduction said that he wrote it for 50yr olds so i thought i'd save it. Changed my mind. am very jealous of all you who are reading catch 22 for the first time -...

short story? i don't know if this really counts as a short story technically, it's certainly a thin book. My nomination would have to be ernest hemmingways "the old man and the sea." especially if you can locate the illustrated edition with the wood block prints. Jean Giono's "the man who...

biscuits vs biscuits lol i can't believe i've sparked the old biscuit/cookie debate with my introduction. thanks for the welcome guys. ksky