This is Barry.
Say hello to Barry.
He runs the Central Market Books in Adelaide.
I had a chat to him last Friday night.
Apart from who he reads — Jo Nesbo, Robert Ludlum and Lee Childs —and what he’s into: Magic, Militaria, Espionage and Angels —the most remarkable thing about Barry is that he’s a man happy in his own skin.
And isn’t that the goal, the purpose, the station we want to arrive at?
And o, don’t mention Stephen King. His inner echidna comes out then.
John Malone 
Hello to Barry! It’s good to hear about people who’ve found their place, and are happy with it.
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it is indeed, Carolyn; I would venture to suggest it is a rarity
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Yes. Very enviable!
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lucky bugger: but the good thing is, the truly good thing, is that he’s not smug!
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Lol. I guess people who are truly comfortable in themselves don’t need to be smug.
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that is a comment much to be ruminated upon
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A state of mind to be aimed for!
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Hello, Barry!
Yes, indeed, I did have to look up ‘echidna.’ We do not have those in the USA, and I have not heard of them before, or, if so, I had forgotten, which happens more often than I would like these days. What was I saying? Oh, yes. Echidna. So, I take it Barry is not a fan of Stephen King? I would love to explore the reasons for that opinion.
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if I get to the market early enough I will ask him but he will get prickly 🙂
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Perhaps you should take him a few vintage Ian Fleming novels and a small statue of Uriel.
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I’m not familiar with Uriel but early Fleming would do the trick 🙂
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Uriel is the Archangel of Light.
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ahhh thank you. it’s time I brushed up on my Angels 🙂
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“….start quoting them now…” (from “Brush Up Your Shakespeare”)
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