{"id":6929,"date":"2018-06-16T22:52:40","date_gmt":"2018-06-16T22:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/?p=6929"},"modified":"2018-06-16T23:08:40","modified_gmt":"2018-06-16T23:08:40","slug":"robert-stark-talks-to-brandon-adamson-about-skytrain-to-nowhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/?p=6929","title":{"rendered":"Robert Stark talks to Brandon Adamson about Skytrain to Nowhere"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Robert Stark talks to Brandon Adamson about his new photo essay and collection of poetry\u00a0Skytrain to Nowhere<\/a>. Purchase Skytrain to Nowhere in Paperback on Lulu<\/a>, in eBook PDF<\/a>, and on\u00a0Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Brandon Adamson is a writer who currently resides in Phoenix, Arizona. He has been writing since 1995, and his work has appeared in many magazines, blogs and literary journals over the years. Brandon blogs at\u00a0AltLeft.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The book is made up of poems resulting from the author’s experiences riding the skytrain at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport
\nHow the book was loosely inspired by Keith Gunderson’s A Continual Interest in the Sun and Sea
\nBrandon’s style and method of writing poetry
\nHow there is very little offensive material in the book compared to previous works
\nThe photographs in the book
\nHow the skytrain doesn’t really go anywhere but an imaginative person will envision potential destinations and explore the possible ways in which this kind of technology could be used
\nThe skytrain as a vehicle for escapism
\nThe airport as the blueprint for self contained cities
\nDisneyland as also a model for self contained cities
\nHow the author’s fascination with skytrains and monorails originated with trips to Disneyland and Disney World in the 1980’s
\nThe importance of always staying on the move in life and never getting too comfortable
\nThe Retro-Futuristic themes in the book
\nThe Retro-Futurist’s dilemma of wanting to embrace the future while being inspired by nostalgia and having to determine what’s worth holding on to
\nThe poem Treadmill to Neonopolis named after the place in Las Vegas
\nMythological references in the book (Atlantis, Icarus, etc)<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Skytrain-to-Nowhere.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Click Here<\/a> to download!<\/p>\n

This show is brought to you by Robert Stark’s Paintings<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and his novel\u00a0Journey to Vapor Island<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n


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