Today is the 145th birthday of writer and adventurer Jack London. Like Robert E. Howard and Ray Bradbury, Jack London was largely self-taught, and his maverick, imaginative style continues to attract and captivate new generations of readers.
If you think London just wrote adventure tales for kids, well, you need to check out my post Jack London: Blood and Redemption at the DMR Books web site.
I’m honored that Deuce Richardson invited me to write this post to kick off the 2021 DMR Guest Bloggerama. And I hope my introduction to Jack London’s life and work will help more readers discover him.
M.C. Tuggle, Writer 
I read your article , Jack London: Blood and Redemption, and thank you. You write with ease and engagement and help me learn so much more about his life and progress.
Fantastic and rich life in spite of abject poverty- or because of?
Thank you Mike
Miriam
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Thank you for the compliment, Miriam. This stood out in your comment: “Fantastic and rich life in spite of abject poverty- or because of?”
Great question! That echoes Marcus Aurelius: “The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.”
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wow, Mike, to have a comment compared with Marcus Aurelius could
Make me big headed.😊 .
‘What stands in the way becomes the way’ . I will remember this.
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A well-deserved tribute to those really amazing writers. They have all left their signatures on our hearts and our imaginations.🍂🍮🍮🍂🔔
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Jack London’s a great one to highlight, a slightly neglected writer for one who’s had so much influence on others, including Orwell. Thanks for the reminder.
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Jake Jackson,
I just reread To Build a Fire, and was once again swept away. We’re overdue for a Jack London revival.
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