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M.R.M. Parrott releases first Stage Play: 'Ctrl-V'

2:36pm EDT - Sat, May 29 2010

RIMRIC / COLUMBIA, SC (28 May, 2010) - M.R.M. Parrott has released his fifteenth book and first full-length, four-act stage play, "Ctrl-V" (Control Vee), available for download on mrmparrott.com. "The play arose from my lifetime of wonder and excitement going to the Theatre and Cinema, including my years acting, directing and touring," says M.R.M. Parrott. "The initial idea for the story came in 2001, and the title is a reference to control, but also the computer keyboard stroke combination for pasting, or 'ctrl-v'." The lead role in "Ctrl-V", Victor, is a writer and artist to be married. Issues with his male gender role, concerns with creative control and commercial success, evidence that his...

M.R.M. Parrott writes Philosophy of today's Dynamism

4:25pm EDT - Fri, Oct 10 2008

RIMRIC / COLUMBIA, SC (12 October, 2008) - M.R.M. Parrott's six volumes of books in Philosophy and Science, previously released in 2002 and 2005, have been re-released on mrmparrott.com. The books include "The Generation of X" (Essays, 1991-95), "The Ethos of Modernity" (on Michel Foucault, 1995-96), "The Empiricism of Subjectivity" (on Gilles Deleuze, 1996-97), "The Pure Critique of Reason" (on Immanuel Kant, 1998-99), "Synthetic A Priori" (Interviews, 1998-99), and "Dynamism: Volume I" (Ontology and Quantum Mechanics, 2001-2004). The omnibus completes a collection of fourteen book downloads released throughout 2008. Ranging from papers to interviews and full treatises, the works lead to Parrott's...

M.R.M. Parrott's Chapbooks show a "Poet at Forty"

1:48pm EDT - Mon, Sep 15 2008

RIMRIC / COLUMBIA, SC (15 September, 2008) - M.R.M. Parrott's fourth chapbook of poems and short fiction, "Exfoliate" (2001-05), has been released on mrmparrott.com. Previous "Opening Lyric" (1984-88), "Another Generation Cometh" (1991-94), "Bartered Tide" (1995-2000), and Parrott's other books, have been released and re-released as part of a collection of downloads. "The chapbooks," Parrott says, "are short, free explorations of style, my praise for the rewarding aspects of life, true works involving interesting people I've known, even critical views of the world around me. To express my ideas, I've used difficult densities and complex rhythms as well as simple observational reportage, and many...

Independence and Small Press given emphasis on rimric.com

12:34pm EDT - Wed, Aug 27 2008

RIMRIC / COLUMBIA, SC (27 August, 2008)rimric, a social networking publication and discussion site, has been launched at rimric.com. Developer M.R.M. Parrott says, "rimric has always supported independent writing and publishing, and offers a site for smaller publications and free press releases." rimric's companion site is GetWiki.net. Published author of 14 books, M.R.M. Parrott has been active in publishing since the 1980s, development since the 1990s, and first launched rimric.com, and later M.R.M. Parrott.com, to promote his books. "I've always had an independent streak," he says, "and I like the way...

GetWiki puts Social Networking above the Wiki Way

12:31pm EDT - Wed, Aug 27 2008

RIMRIC / COLUMBIA SC (27 August, 2008)GetWiki 2.0, a social networking encyclopedia and discussion site, has been launched at GetWiki.net. Developer M.R.M. Parrott says, "GetWiki is based on collaboration among trusted members, the way blogs are written. The deceptively open Wiki Way doesn't work." Parrott cites bullying, groupthink, invasions of privacy, inaccuracy, spam and vandalism among the problems of wiki-websites directly addressed with GetWiki, companion site to rimric.com. Published author of 14 books, M.R.M. Parrott has been active in the "WikiSphere" since 2003, and launched GetWiki.net as an encyclopedia for the Arts and...

'Timeless' continues with post-Global Warming Techno-Thriller

1:17pm EDT - Fri, Aug 08 2008

RIMRIC / CHICAGO, IL (8 August, 2008) - M.R.M. Parrott's "Timeless" thriller trilogy, opened with "Book I" (2003), continues with "Book II", released on the plot-linked, auspicious date of "080808" at TimelessTrilogy.com. "The books are multi-layered," says Parrott. "They're woven from 'timeless' plot elements, thriller and science fiction genre as backdrop, with personal choice, family complication and political intrigue as dilemma, to the classic love interest at the heart of the story." "Book II" is complicated by a family need and profound scientific challenge for Russian-American scientific operative, Doctor Olen Nadimov. He had helped discover a mysterious temporal distortion field in...

'Timeless' opens with a "Chick Lit" twist on the Spy Thriller

12:49pm EDT - Mon, Jul 21 2008

RIMRIC / CHICAGO, IL (21 July, 2008) - M.R.M. Parrott's "Timeless" thriller trilogy opened in 2003 with "Book I", now re-released on TimelessTrilogy.com ahead of the forthcoming launch of "Book II" on 08-08-08. "The books are multi-layered," says Parrott. "They're woven from 'timeless' plot elements, thriller and science fiction genre as backdrop, with personal choice, family complication and political intrigue as dilemma, to the classic love interest at the heart of the story." "Book I" is steeped in ethical conflicts of interest surrounding a time mission by a Dutch Special Force operative, Major Milona Devon. She is assigned to travel in the distant past to investigate a South Carolina...

M.R.M. Parrott 'Within the Moment': Novella challenged Big Media

11:30am EDT - Mon, Jun 23 2008

RIMRIC / CHICAGO, IL (23 June, 2008) M.R.M. Parrott's 1998 novella, "To Lie Within the Moment", set on Alabama's Gulf Coast, tells a shocking story of reaction to loss, in several styles of prose writing. Ten years after its release, the "literary, romantic, and decidedly erotic" book has been reissued on mrmparrott.com with an author's retrospective. "Had I been concerned," he writes, "with the petty business of publishing, with merely pushing product, I would not have written such a challenging and dense, yet cathartic and rewarding novella." The book has been well-received, he says, despite the jaw-dropping story, or perhaps, because of it. In the retrospective, "Publishing Within the Moment", Parrott describes how the choice...

Travel writer M.R.M. Parrott asks, "Is your city cool?"

11:30am EDT - Tue, May 20 2008

RIMRIC / CHICAGO, IL (20 May, 2008) Touring over 400 cities, parks and other attractions in 2006-07, M.R.M. Parrott says he became "pretty good at reading areas quickly" on his 40,000 mile, 5-month road trip. "Many cities are obviously cool, with strong support of the Arts, happy faces, and a sure vibe," Parrott says. His list of "cool cities" covers major North American areas of "endless cool possibilities", mid-sized cities, where "it's okay to be different", and "small-ish", "liveable and unique" towns. Some he was surprised to discover were "cities of the plain", areas of "former glory", even "urban graveyards". "Driving Home: A North American Tour", M.R.M. Parrott's first travelogue and autobiography, describes the...

Southern writer drives 40,000 miles to find Chicago

11:30am EDT - Mon, May 12 2008

RIMRIC / CHICAGO, IL (12 May, 2008) M.R.M. Parrott has released "Driving Home: A North American Tour", a travelogue and autobiography describing his adventures, challenges and lessons during a 40,000-mile, 5-month road trip across the US, Canada and Mexico. The book is to be accompanied by over 2,000 photographs from the trip, at ImDrivingHome.com. From Columbia SC, Mark Parrott searched North America for the "coolest city", then relocated to Chicago IL in the Spring of 2007. Touring over 400 cities, parks and other attractions in 2006-07, Parrott found that "many cities are obviously cool, with strong support of the Arts, happy faces, and a sure vibe". Parrott's list of "cool cities" includes Chicago, Washington DC, Mexico City...