WRITING IN THE BUFF
chose the cover of this book.
Will this blurb persuade you to buy it?
"THE END OF THE END"
by
Alexander Fently.
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Probably the very best book ever written
About the end of the world.
To say that it is chilling
Is putting it mildly.
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Trace the progress of
The Great Cold
From its earliest beginnings.
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Professor Ulrich von Smarl
Is a voice crying in the wilderness.
'The Great Cold is coming!' he cries.
To no avail.
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Experience, with him,
His battles with
Bureaucracy,
The Press,
General Ignorance,
And
Mockery.
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Only his wife, Margrit,
Believes in him.
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They seek refuge
In the hottest place on earth.
But the creeping ice follows them,
Even there.
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They watch from their window
As the trees die,
And the world freezes.
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It is then that Margrit breaks the news!
She is pregnant!
As Ulrich and Margit rejoice,
So starts the thaw!
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Read on!
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The Sceptic's Weekly: I was completely converted by this magnificent novel!
Forget Global Warming! The Ice Age Cometh!
The Editor.
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DOUBTING DESTINY
I don't believe in Destiny or, as others call it, Fate.
I don't believe in Horoscopes, that label us by date.
I don't believe in Palmistry, lines are of no account,
And the art of Numerology, well, it doesn't really count.
I just believe in Chaos, or 'What will be will be'
For, after all, that's common-sense as far as I can see.
If I go out tomorrow and get knocked down by a car,
That won't be my Destiny, but just the way things are!
The little ant that crawls around, and ends up beneath my foot,
Wasn't destined to be there; he wasn't exactly 'put'.
My shoe and the little ant's wee life haven't shared some great event!
It's simply that the ant was there and 'Poof!' the ant just went!
I see myself as a little ant with just a bit more brain
And when I die I'm pretty sure I wont come back again!
For I don't believe Reincarnation makes a lot of sense;
When I'm gone I'm gone for good; my life has departed hence.
I think it must be scary to be haunted by ideas
Like Destiny and Palmistry, that have been around for years.
I don't feel like a Puppet, which Believers all must be.
Maybe my disbelieving mind was part of my Destiny!:-)
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3 comments:
Ooh, great book blurb, Brenda. I'd buy it and read it before it also gets bought by Hollywood. (Thanks for that, by the way. I was surprised and pleased.)
The last line of your second poem made me laugh. I don't quite think all believers must be puppets, however. I can think of quite a few who were very much not puppets at all.
K
I think Al Gore will want to have a sit down with Alexander Fently. LOL Interesting way to twist it this week, and entertaining as always. Also, love your "Doubting Destiny" poem, especially the line about Numerology. :)
This reminds me a tiny bit of The Road, which I adore. Also love the fact that you gave us some hope at the end. And this line--"To say that it is chilling
Is putting it mildly"--is fantastic!
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