Shane M.

In hindsight, if Ms. Sheedy had perhaps never entered rehab, she might have never seen the sun, hence the content within the pages of this book might have never seen "the light of day" as it were.

This is the companion hardcover book to the once weekly episode t.v. series first broadcast on PBS. In hindsight, can't say much about either of these. With the rise and advent of social media, so much American poetry appears more pretentious than it ought actually be, either spoken or written.

The initial & original title of this book (by author rather than publisher intent) was 'Christmas Eve.' Perhaps most identical to the motion picture RED DAWN.

Palmer Eldritch? He's everybody's friend! Part of your reality, as a god descends, down from the sky, into your torpid mind; with "JJ-180" or "Substance D" solace you won't find.

Incremental details were subtly changed or physically removed from this text while the movie "Full Metal Jacket" was filmed. This is the account upon which the motion picture is based.

The perils and pontifications plausibly presented to a certain Jim Fergesson as he passively runs his auto dealership with all the preponderant passion and persuasion he can physically muster, month by month, week by week, and day by day within the obstinately onerus physical and psychological preplexities surrounding Oakland, California.

A nonchalant protagonist placed into non-commital and non-conformist situations throughout the course of this novel.

Palmer Eldritch? He's everybody's friend! Part of your reality, as a god descends, down from the sky, into your torpid mind; with "JJ-180" or "Substance D" solace you wont find.

If Eric Stoltz continued as the lead actor in this movie, life today might resemble Philip K. Dick's own Ragel Gumm as an "ubermensch" attematepting overthrow of a totalitarian police state in America. The future itself never comes, save for struggling movie stars like Michael J. Fox. The future is & isn't always here, but traveling to same remains entirely unclear.

Concealed spaces & siding. places in Nazi Germany. Money flows while worry grows continuously.

Perhaps most startling (if not altogether exuberant for its time(s)) is the inclusion of Mr. Dunbar's 'dialect poems' which offer unique cultural perspectives as shown by the personal speech preferences in African-American 'field & farm' vernacular in terms of work, play, toil & trepidation for generations of working class, rural, agragarian, economically downturned people of color. everywhere.