Daily Archives: November 6, 2017

Dante’s Inferno, Canto 10: “Where is My Son?”

Posted on November 6, 2017 by davidbruceblog

https://pixabay.com/en/fire-flame-carbon-burn-hot-mood-2911041/ *** WHERE IS MY SON? *** “Where is he? My son? “Why isn’t he here with you? “You are geniuses.” *** NOTE: Cavalcante de’ Cavalcanti recognizes Dante’s voice and pokes his head out of the burning tomb he is … Continue reading →

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David Bruce: Doctors Anecdotes

Posted on November 6, 2017 by davidbruceblog

https://pixabay.com/en/doctor-dentist-dental-clinic-1149149/ In 1980, speed skater Eric Heiden won five gold medals in individual events at the Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, New York. This made him the most marketable athlete of that Olympics, and he could have spent the … Continue reading →

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William Shakespeare’s “Antony and Cleopatra”: A Retelling in Prose — Act 5, Scene 1

Posted on November 6, 2017 by davidbruceblog

— 5.1 — In Octavius Caesar’s camp before Alexandria, Caesar was meeting with Agrippa, Dolabella, Maecenas, Gallus, Proculeius, and others in a council of war. Caesar ordered, “Go to Mark Antony, Dolabella, and order him to surrender. Tell him that … Continue reading →

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