Tag Archives: A Tale of Sound & Fury

The Choirboys

Posted on June 21, 2017 by eternalidol

Last Sunday, my daughter Tanith presented me with a unique and unforgettable handmade card and a very welcome bottle of superior red wine for Father’s Day, while my son Jack bought me a book that had long been missing from … Continue reading →

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“If coincidences are just coincidences, why do they feel so contrived?”

Posted on December 11, 2015 by eternalidol

The last thing I listened to last night before I went to sleep was the song “I’m Not Like Everybody Else“, because I’d recently been reminded of it when I’d heard it at the end of an episode of The … Continue reading →

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Aude Conventionem Despicere

Posted on October 26, 2015 by eternalidol

“There is a tide in the affairs of men. Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now … Continue reading →

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The Prince, by Niccolo Machiavelli

Posted on September 28, 2015 by eternalidol

Earlier today, I was delighted when my son Jack presented me with a handsome gift in the form of The Prince, by Niccolo Machiavelli. It had been some time since I owned this book, as I’d given away my last … Continue reading →

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This Black Cat is Familiar

Posted on July 30, 2015 by eternalidol

In my recent autobiographical work A Tale of Sound & Fury (see Media section, above), I briefly recounted the story of how six or so people in London had described and pointed out to me the form of my black … Continue reading →

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On the Nature of Respect

Posted on February 10, 2015 by eternalidol

A few hours ago, I made an observation on social media that was intended to be humorous, so I was genuinely taken aback to read a dour rebuke to the effect that I had lost the respect of one of … Continue reading →

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EI Interim Home

Posted on August 6, 2014 by eternalidol

Welcome to the temporary home of author Dennis Price and Eternal Idol! Due to circumstances beyond anyone’s control, my Dead of Night and Eternal Idol sites are currently off-line, so this is where I will be posting until such time … Continue reading →

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