A form of decency

Although in my novel one could read a negative, escapist view of humankind into a fantasized ideal world of nature and its creatures, deep down I find impossible to deny the value of the human species as a highly evolved animal whose self consciousness might work against its own desire of perfection.

Humanity might be to many condemn to a bleak future as no answer seems available to solve the question of the imperiled collective future.

Fantasy is not an answer, although it provides a symbolic representation of a better world. A world in which naturally decent, purer beings live in harmony with nature and themselves.  

The following quote from Cultural Amnesia, a book by Clive James, seems an appropriate approach to the problem:

"The only answer comes from faith: faith that the rule of decency--which at last, and against all the odds, looks as if it might prevail--began in humanism, and can't long continue without it." (851)

A Poem

UNDER THE WALNUT TREE

When I face what has left my life,

I bow.  I walk outside into the cold,
rain nesting in my hair.
All the houses near me
have their lights on.  Somewhere,
there is a deep listening.
I stand in the dark for a long time
under the walnut tree, unable
to tell anyone, not even the night,
what I know.  I feel the darkness
rush towards me, and I open my arms.

This poem by Lynn Martin has the same title

of my novel. It suggests a lot of what the novel means

and it could explain why I chose such title.

Three Years Ago

Three years ago my novel Under the Walnut Tree was published by MediaIsla. As shown in this announcement, on Friday, November 15, 2013 I presented it to the public. On that occasion I was glad to see a rather numerous public attending who enjoyed the passages I read from the book fresh from the presses.

Thank you to those who came to celebrate my having completed a novel, and to all those who have taken some time to read it.

Three years after having been published the novel is not a novelty anymore, but it is still new for those who have not read it yet. I will be new forever as an ebook always available for a first reading.