Trials of the Monkey: An Accidental MemoirDuck Editions, 2000 - 337 pages A piece of confessional non-fiction, this 'accidental memoir' aims to shed new light on the Darwinian point of view. A descendent of Charles Darwin, Mathew Chapman grew up feeling intensely and hopelessly competitive with his ancestor. Tormented by a skin disease which disfigured him thoughout his youth, Chapman grew into a shy teenager, until cured, when he reunited himself with society in a most rampant and promiscuous way - ending up in Hollywood. |
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Page 54
... hand and a beaker of fluid in the other . ' Yep , when I leave here I'm off to Hershey , Pennsylvania , ' she tells me as we set off . ' It's where they make the chocolate . They say they got street lamps in the shape of chocolate ...
... hand and a beaker of fluid in the other . ' Yep , when I leave here I'm off to Hershey , Pennsylvania , ' she tells me as we set off . ' It's where they make the chocolate . They say they got street lamps in the shape of chocolate ...
Page 99
... hand of God in ever❜thing ! ' A young woman walks in from the rear of the tent and starts to play the electric piano which now accompanies the preacher as he hollers on . As if obeying a signal , a number of men walk down to the front ...
... hand of God in ever❜thing ! ' A young woman walks in from the rear of the tent and starts to play the electric piano which now accompanies the preacher as he hollers on . As if obeying a signal , a number of men walk down to the front ...
Page 185
... hand and asked them to make a fist around it . When they opened their hand , the coin was bent . ( Why one never actually saw a coin bending on a table was not explained . ) When things were going well , he relished the presence of the ...
... hand and asked them to make a fist around it . When they opened their hand , the coin was bent . ( Why one never actually saw a coin bending on a table was not explained . ) When things were going well , he relished the presence of the ...
Contents
The End | 1 |
An Alligator Up My Arse In Roanoke Virginia | 10 |
The Menace Of Darwinism | 21 |
Copyright | |
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