Archive for December 2018
The skeptical shepherd
The skeptical shepherd by David Benjamin 1 A long time ago, on a cold winter’s night that was so deep, a certain poor shepherd was keeping his sheep and trying to catch forty winks. But it wasn’t easy. He was haunted, almost every time he nodded off, by visions he didn’t understand. The shepherd’s friends…
Read MoreSnapshots and graven images
Snapshots and graven images by David Benjamin “… In the souks, however, the price that is named first is an unfathomable riddle. No one knows in advance what it will be, not even the merchant, because in any case there are many prices. Each one relates to a different situation, a different customer, a different…
Read MoreGregor Samsa for president?
Gregor Samsa for president? by David Benjamin “… Gregor was a member of the family, despite his present unfortunate and repulsive shape, and ought not to be treated as an enemy… on the contrary, family duty required the suppression of disgust and the exercise of patience…” — Franz Kafka, Metamorphosis PARIS — Based on the…
Read More“…Darkness is cheap, and Scrooge liked it…”
“…Darkness is cheap, and Scrooge liked it…” by David Benjamin “… If I could work my will,’ said Scrooge indignantly, ‘every idiot who goes about with “Merry Christmas” on his lips should be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart…’…” — Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol PARIS…
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