“…We Have A Task Before Us Which Must Be Speedily Performed. We Know That It Will Be Ruinous To Make Delay. …” — EDGAR ALLAN POE (“The Imp Of The Perverse” (1845))

“…The Most Important Crisis Of Our Life Calls…

…Trumpet-Tongued…

…For IMMEDIATE Energy AND Action.

We Glow…

…We Are Consumed With Eagerness To Commence The Work…

…With The Anticipation Of Whose Glorious Result Our Whole Souls Are On Fire.

It MUST…

…It SHALL Be Undertaken Today…

…And Yet We Put It Off Until Tomorrow…

…And Why?

There Is No Answer…

…Except That We Feel PERVERSE…

…Using The Word With No Comprehension Of The Principle. …”

“At First, I Made An Effort To Shake Off This Nightmare Of The Soul. I Walked Vigorously… Faster… Still Faster… At Length I Ran…” — EDGAR ALLAN POE (“The Imp Of The Perverse”)

“…I Felt A Maddening Desire To Shriek Aloud. …

…Every Succeeding Wave Of Thought Overwhelmed Me With A New Terror, For…

…ALAS!

I Well…

…Too Well…

…Understood That To Think…

…In My Situation…

…Was To Be LOST. …“

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I Still Continue To…

…Love…

…LOVE This Short-Story.

“THE IMP OF THE PERVERSE“

…And…

“THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER“

…Remain MY…

EDGAR ALLAN POE

…FAVE-FAVES Of ALL-TIME!

And…

…Since He’s Not Around To Produce Any NEW Material…

…They Likely ALWAYS Will Be MY…

…FAVE-FAVES Of ALL-TIME!

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I Do Tend To Get A Little Shocked At The Fact There Are So So SO Many Folks Who Have NEVER Cracked-Open One Of His Books.

They’re So So SO Much FUN!!!

Well…

…If You Have A Morbid…

“…I Continued, As Was My Wont, To Smile In His Face, And He Did Not Perceive That My Smile Now Was At The Thought Of His Immolation. …” — Passage From “THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO” By EDGAR ALLAN POE