Gentlemen, that great moment of your life has arrived. You have been judiciously selected for membership in that illustrious society that is The Hall of Books Interweb Fellowship. While the honor of such a membership is high, know too that your responsibilities are equally great. For each selected title, fellows will be responsible for maintaining pace in the book. Subsequently, weekly posts are also expected.
As each fellow has substantial demands on their time, we will maintain reasonable and considerate reading schedules. In the coming weeks, each will have an opportunity to contribute rules to the Fellowship. At no point will communication ever be reduced to emoticons. The braintrust is deep and varied in personality, conviction and intellect. The calling of the society is high, and those who decline membership will endure no ill-will. The fellowship includes:
A.J. Riley
A.L. Carson
B.M. Goodson
C.W. Barefield
R.T. Cox
F.B. Williams
Congratulations, gentlemen. The future is glorious.
My Friends,
ReplyDeleteI humbly implant the following tenet upon the members of this society:
Upon the culmination of a selected literary reading it will be the duty of the individual who selected the story to relinquish his personal copy to a stranger. He will be required to leave one sentence (no more and no less) on the inside cover. The contents of that sentence will be up to its author. Additionally, he should note that the book is a gift from his friends at “ The Hall of Books.” While I will set no statute of limitations for this transfer to take place it is expected that it will not only occur but that it will also be explained to whom the book was given and for what reason or purpose that the selectee was chosen.
Friends,
ReplyDeleteThat our pursuit of wisdom may stretch as wide as the ends of the earth and as deep as the intricacies of our native culture, I humbly implant the following tenet upon the members of this society:
Through each round of six selected readings, one of the works must in setting, theme or author's culture occur outside the realm of North America. Likewise, another selection in each rotation must be tied to the great state of Alabama in a similar manner.