Commentary
Who doesn’t enjoy a good conversation? You have already been talking to me. I will record some of those thoughts here.
April 5, 2025
JANET K.
Hello Anselm, this is Janet K, from Sydney, Australia. I have indeed been enjoying the book, and look forward to the next installment. Keep it up! I do have one little quibble, though. You say you are “traditional of temperament” and scorn a “web presence. “ Yet here you are, releasing your memoir on a website. What gives?
ANSELM
Good point Janet. Am I not a big hypocrite?
Can we slow down, please! Remember, the story was set some twenty five years ago, and the world has turned since then.
If you can’t beat them, join them? Let’s just put it like this: My memoir starts with the Odyssey. And how did the Greeks infiltrate the city of Troy, to overcome the opposing forces? Maybe this website is another Trojan horse!
April 8, 2025
SIMONE
Here we go again, another book written by a man! I hate to break it to you Sir, but most novel readers are women. Like all men, you no doubt think you are vitally important. But really, why should we care?
ANSELM
Simone, I cannot deny the truth of your observation. I am a man! And like any vitally important man, I will not shy away from a little advice, though it may fall on deaf ears. You are apparently fighting the war of the sexes. But if you want to win a war, would you not best try to understand the enemy?
Moreover, if you thrill to enmity, you might be disappointed.