Kerouac's comment on this too-big world

Started by ROBERT BERKELEY in Literature Talk 10 hours ago. 0 Replies 2 Loves

Kerouac's:  sweetly, bitterly, poignantly true..ships in the night passing ..a rainy day in Copenhagen, a train pulls in and a princess within looks out..our eyes meet, once..twice...the train departs ,she nods. I place my hand on my heart and am rewarded with an eternal smileContinue

The French Resistance has sent you a message: "Did yourMP3s arrive safely ?"

Started by Roman Payne in Music on Tuesday. 0 Replies 1 Love

The French Resistance has sent you a message...: "Did yourMP3s arrive safely ?"I wrote earlier to say that: “I buried the corpse of my poor dead laptop, as well as the German keyboard who killed it. And I bought a beautiful new French Resistance laptop with a French keyboard!! :-) " ... the only problem is the French keyboard is “laid-out” as oddly as the French people are “laid-back”... so I kept hitting “Send” (“Envoyez”) by accident. Excusez-Moi !!a)      I need to wait for Lee Crase to…Continue

DISCUSSION: The Furious Poet and A Damned German Keyboard...

Started by Roman Payne in Music. Last reply by Glenda Stryker on Tuesday. 7 Replies 4 Loves

Scheiße !! It's the novelist's nightmare: the keyboard on my laptop broke almost 24 hours ago... it is a keyboard in English, as the novel I am writing is in English...  And since I live in Paris, I cannot find a keyboard English very easily.  So, in despair, I first bought an external keyboard French (a language I know fluently); but since French keyboards have the letters all in the wrong order.  But this proved clumsy to write on, so I then bought a keyboard in German (a language I do not…Continue

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Today's Quote

Started by Shaye in Reflections on Life May 16. 0 Replies 0 Loves

Aloha Roman, I was prepared to dislike today's quote (some feminist knee jerk I guess) but instead I loved it and just forwarded it to two other people, one man and one woman, it's an equal opportunity quote. Mahalo!Continue

Just Say No!

Started by Gatzby in CulturalBook the Website. Last reply by Debra S. Edgington May 16. 7 Replies 2 Loves

In my inbox (my reply follows)-Hello, CulturalBook members. In the past week we've acquired about a dozen new members whose profiles promote some kind of wellness product: colon cleanse, weight loss, wrinkle cream, and other similar products that have nothing to do with the theme of CulturalBook. Also, most of their profile photos vs. profile descriptions clearly show that somehow they have done an excellent job of changing genders.Should these "members" be deleted? Please let me know your…Continue

Lice, Rice, Fleas & Cold Eggs. Police Powers & Staff Email Addresses. All this can be yours today!

Started by Roman Payne in Small Talk May 16. 0 Replies 3 Loves

Members have asked:  "Why are emails to staff@culturalbook.com being returned unsent?"Answer: This email address was receiving too much spam... so we shut it down.                                         Helpful CB Staff Email Addresses:GABRIEL KIRKLAND - gabriel@culturalbook.com - Gabriel is the one to contact for all things "marketing" ...if you have free paperback books, ebooks, or audio books to offer to members, contact him.  If…Continue

Discussion: Calling All Members Who Want to Hear and/or Post Original CB Members' Songs

Started by Roman Payne in Music May 16. 0 Replies 1 Love

Would you like to hear CB Members' songs?  Do you have original songs/recordings to contribute?   Let me explain:First, here is a song that I wrote for the guitar, ("The Song of the Revolution"), which I sing on this free MP3 recording you can download here:    http://www.romanpayne.com/audio/MP3Z_songs-of-roman-payne/song-of-the-revolution.mp3(NOTE: For those of you who know the great poet of…Continue

Dear Entrepreneurs and/or Authors: I am seeking fun promotional products or giveaway copies...

Started by Roman Payne in CulturalBook the Website. Last reply by Lee Crase May 13. 4 Replies 6 Loves

Dear Entrepreneurs and/or Authors,I would like to reward CulturalBook members for posting interesting blog posts, prose, poetry, photos, as well as for taking part in contests, etc...So I am looking to purchase fun promotional products related to culture, literature, gourmet, and such...I am also hoping to get some giveaway copies from published authors...If you want to promote your work, your art, your company; or if you wish to earn a little cash, please write to me at …Continue

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