Quite the stew, eh?
And not every author listed here is a big chunk of meat or vegetable in it. Many are in the stock or added seasonings. And as for the stew itself, it’s still simmering as my style isn’t quite settled yet. There’s still so many other authors, other influences, to discover. And, I’ll confess, because you are kind enough to wade through all those names, that much of it is window-dressing. I may have read those authors, but read does not, alas, imply understand. And I am trying to hide the fact that the two single-most influential authors/books on my style have been The King James Bible and Mary Baker Eddy’s Science and Health: With Key to the Scriptures. That’s because I was raised as Christian Scientist, and these are the two books you spend your week and weekends reading if you’re a good little boy.
