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Virtual Living is an unpublished collection vitally concerned with the growing frequency of \r\nsubstituting electronic interaction for physical activity. Gary Beck. <\/span><\/strong>www.garycbeck.com<\/span><\/a>\r\n <\/span><\/strong><\/pre>\n(i.)<\/strong><\/pre>\nInternet Services<\/strong><\/pre>\nCybersex \r\nmay vex\r\nconcerned moms,\r\nprudish wives,\r\njealous lovers,\r\nsocial moralists,\r\nbut junior,\r\nhubby, \r\nboy friend,\r\nassorted creeps,\r\nwon't catch disease\r\nfrom small screens.<\/strong><\/pre>\n(ii.)<\/strong><\/pre>\nExposition<\/strong><\/pre>\nCities breed illusions,\r\nsafety, security,\r\ncompelling abdication\r\nof traditional instincts\r\nthat once facilitated\r\nhunting, gathering,\r\nagriculture,\r\nsurvival,\r\narbitrarily substituting\r\nsupermarkets,\r\ncell phone stores,\r\nnail salons,\r\ncreating nothing,\r\nreducing paper\r\nto electronic transmissions\r\nrequiring devotion\r\nto screens of diversion,\r\nreplicating reality.<\/strong><\/pre>\n(iii.)<\/strong><\/pre>\nAccommodation<\/strong><\/pre>\nPermanence,\r\na mild delusion\r\nfor millennia\r\nof insecure\r\nhuman expectations\r\ndoomed by nature\r\nthat compels vacating\r\nshort-term housing.<\/strong><\/pre>\n(iv.)<\/strong><\/pre>\nCaptive Audiences<\/strong><\/pre>\nSecurely perched\r\nin front of tv,\r\nfuture concerns\r\ntotally erased\r\nelectronically,\r\ndirect transmissions\r\nof subtle commandments\r\nto sit back,\r\ndo nothing,\r\nanesthetizes viewers.<\/strong><\/pre>\n(v.)<\/strong><\/pre>\nDetached Observers<\/strong><\/pre>\nThe Roman Empire collapsed\r\nsuccumbing to the onslaught\r\nof barbarian hordes,\r\nwhile isolated monks\r\nin secure monasteries\r\npreserved the heritage\r\nof civilization.\r\nAs America declines\r\ndwellers in ivory towers,\r\nelectronic custodians\r\nof human knowledge,\r\ncannot conceive\r\nthere is no protection\r\nin accessible colleges\r\nfrom social disorder.\r\n\r\n<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<\/strong><\/pre>\nGary Beck has spent most of his adult life as a theater director. His chapbook ‘Remembrance’ was published by Origami Condom Press, ‘The Conquest of Somalia’ was published by Cervena Barva Press, ‘The Dance of Hate’ was published by Calliope Nerve Media, ‘Material Questions’ was published by Silkworms Ink, ‘Dispossessed’ was published by Medulla Press, ‘Mutilated Girls’ was published by Heavy Hands Ink and ‘Pavan andother poems was published by Indigo Mosaic. A collection of his poetry ‘Days of Destruction’ was published by Marie Celeste Press. Another collection ‘Expectations’ was published by Rogue Scholars Press and ‘Dawn in Cities’ and ‘Assault on Nature’ are being published by Winter Goose Press. His novel ‘Extreme Change’ was published by Cogwheel Press. His original plays and translations of Moliere, Aristophanes and Sophocles have been produced Off Broadway. His poetry has appeared in hundreds of literary magazines. He currently lives in New York City .<\/b><\/p>\n
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