Charles Turner
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
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| Industry | Arts |
| Location | Houston, Texas, United States |
| Introduction | Major influences: Philip Wylie, Charles Dickens, Erskine Caldwell, Henry Miller, Jack Kerouac, Zen literature, James Joyce. Countless others. My favorite writings are A Christmas Carol; Marat/Sade; Opus 21 by Philip Wylie; An Essay on Morals by Philip Wylie; The Tropics Trilogy by Henry Miller; Desolation Angels by Jack Kerouac; Ulysses; Faust part one; Dr. Faustus by Marlowe; Zen Flesh, Zen Bones; Walden and Civil Disobedience. I've had a lifelong dream, of being a writer, a compulsion recognized long before the motive could be assigned. Yet, it was not until about ten years ago my dream began to materialize. I often write of situations that intrigue me, often just for fun, but, beneath it, always, is crying for humanity, the frailties, the potentials for progress and brotherhood, even in my darker tales. If on my readers I leave a mark, I hope they may reflect, "It's because he cared." |
| Interests | Reading, writing |
| Favorite movies | The Grapes of Wrath, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, Marat/Sade, Lord of the Flies, Midnight Cowboy, Les Miserables (Frederick March), Titanic, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Ben Hur, My Fair Lady, Carousel, White Heat |
| Favorite music | Bob Dylan, Beatles, Jerry Lee Lewis, Leonard Cohen, Harry Belafonte, Phil Ochs, Donovan, Jackie Wilson, Ray Charles, Clyde McPhatter, Elvis Presley, Judy Collins, Buffy Sainte-Marie |
| Favorite books | The Tropics Trilogy by Henry Miller, Opus 21 by Philip Wylie, An Essay on Morals by Philip Wylie, Ulysses by James Joyce, Of Mice and Men by John Stienbeck |