“And there's my poor endeavoring human desk at which I sit so often during the day, facing south, the papers and pencils and the coffee cup with sprigs of alpine fir and a weird orchid of the heights wiltable in one day– My Beechnut gum, my tobacco pouch, dusts, pitiful pulp magazines I have to read, view south to all those snowy majesties– The waiting is long. On Starvation Ridge little sticks Are trying to grow.”
Desolation Angels is a work of fiction that delves into the psychological states of its characters, highlighting their struggles with loneliness and hopelessness. more
Jack Kerouac, born on March 12, 1922, in Lowell, Massachusetts, was an influential American novelist. Known for his autobiographical novels and beat literature, his most famous work is 'On the Road'. Kerouac's writings had a profound impact on American culture in the 1960s. more
“This loneliness of mine is like a balm for the wounds in my soul.”
“As a team you are all together, but you are alone in your thoughts. (Amarildo)”
“being alone you decided, was a magnificent miracle. nothing else made any sense at all. —escape”