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Ryan Gattis
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The Odyssey: The Fitzgerald Translation by Homer
The little book of Etiquette: Tips on socially correct dining by Sheila M Long
Ode To Kirihito by Osamu Tezuka
The Portable William Blake (Viking Portable Library) by William Blake
Old School by Tobias Wolff
Home ground : language for an American landscape by Barry Holstun Lopez
Owen Noone and the Marauder: A Novel by Douglas Cowie
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CollectionsYour library (259)
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TagsNovel (93), American Lit. (89), World Lit. (71), Japan (59), Short Stories (49), Non-fiction (44), British Lit. (39), Poetry (17), Writing (15), Graphic Novel (12) — see all tags
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Favorite authorsRaymond Chandler, Douglas Cowie, John Fante, Mindy Nettifee, David Mitchell, Peter Sutherland, Elizabeth Tallent (Shared favorites)
About meI've written two novels: Roo Kickkick & the Big Bad Blimp (Sceptre: UK) and Kung Fu High School (Harcourt: Harvest); the latter of which had its film rights picked up by The Weinstein Company. I am the mostly proud owner of a Masters degree from the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England. During the school year, I teach Creative Writing rather poorly at Chapman University in Orange, CA. On occassion, I write for .ISM Magazine. For more information, feel free to stop by my homepage.
About my libraryNow reading:
Recently: Men and Cartoons, Midnight's Children, American Gods, and Flight, Volume Two.
Homepagehttp://www.ryangattis.net/
Real nameRyan Gattis
LocationOrange County, CA
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Member sinceApr 9, 2007
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Water gives life to the ten thousand things and does not strive.
It flows in places men reject and so is like the Tao.
In dwelling, be close to the land.
In meditation, go deep in the heart.
In dealing with others, be gentle and kind.
In speech, be true.
In ruling, be just.
In business, be competent.
In action, watch the timing.
~ Tao Te Ching ~
posted by theoldman at 7:38 am (EST) on May 8, 2009
Hey if you ever happen upon some old copies of the Calliope (I have no clue if that's even the continuing name of the student lit journal) I had a disturbing short story called "Me & Dad" included in it. Think that was '89 or thereabouts. I had input the '91 Calliope recently & that's how Slick referred me on to you. Next time I'm at Borders or B&N I'll check out the YA section and look for your work.
posted by EnriqueFreeque at 6:34 pm (EST) on Aug 29, 2008
Slickdpdx, whose taste in lit is impeccable, recommended I check out your site. Glad I have. We have a Chapman connection. I graduated from the first class of Chapman University in '93; most of my undergrad I attended what was then known as Chapman College. Very thrilled to see they've hired a solid writer as yourself for their creative writing program. I was in several creative writing classes in the late 80s/early 90's, taught by the late Chapman icons, Terri Brint Joseph, Paul Frizler, and Thomas Massey, and current icons, Mark Axelrod, Martin Nakell, and Myron Yeager. Ask Axelrod if he remembers his first year there being forced to improvise and add Stephen King to the syllabus because most of the students refused to read Balzac's, Old Goriot. Look forward to checking out your work.
posted by EnriqueFreeque at 1:35 pm (EST) on Aug 22, 2008
Just wanted to say thanks for writing another book that I enjoyed so much. Can't wait for the next one!
posted by slickdpdx at 10:26 pm (EST) on Jan 7, 2008
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