Pills for the First Night (Pills for the Ward, Band 2) - Softcover

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Some cynical pundits offer flimsy critiques feigning to expose public servants and unelected semi autonomous organisations. The barrage of scornful pessimism that can infest society can linger in the hospital ward. To thwart such gloom, patients are given an opportunity to help those who govern and the policies they advocate. Pills for the First Night attempts to fill this niche.Hospital inmates may discover solace in helping public celebrities. Resolving the illness in society can be a cathartic process simultaneously recovering both the patient and society. To demonstrate devotion to public duty, various office holders have endorsed their images for public appraisal. This philanthropic gesture will no doubt be appreciated by convalescing readers. Hospital inmates may discover solace in helping these public celebrities since resolving the illness in society can be a cathartic process simultaneously recovering both the patient and society.Pills for the First Night is the second of a hospital series by the author to form a compilation called Sweet Pills for the Hospital Ward. Defining features of this anthology are restless verses primed to divert sluggish thoughts away from pending medical appointments to refocus on the fabric of society. Illustrated plays are punctuated with sycophantic images of politicians and other despots who always eager to listen to advice from the public.Pills for the First Night is distinguished from the other books in the hospital series by aesthetic considerations to compliment political contemplation. Modesty forbids the author grabbing this opportunity to ‘blow his own trumpet’ by displaying his paintings yet suffice to say, pleasant doggerel waits to float your mind from the summits of the remote Rhodope Mountains of Bulgaria to be whisked across seas and ocean to picturesque river scenes of the British Isles before terminating in the intrusive recesses of the author’s mind where stark views upon art and aesthetics lurk.Since the first night at hospital is often daunting the author recommends these aesthetic anecdotes that will deter patients from speculating on their medical procedures. As a counterpoint to social matters, the plays are lightened by original artwork and illustrated poems by the author. Though intended for a patient destined for a long spell, the verses may be read by anyone seeking asylum from dominant ideology. In particular, the play Olympian Solution pays tribute to pious eugenic proponents posturing under a regime of eco-fascism. As throughout the hospital series, plays, poems and fables are richly enhanced with artwork featuring affectionate politicians and gurus advocating population reduction through chemical warfare.Also in the Pills on the Ward series:Book One - Pills for the First ConsultationBook Two - Pills for the First NightBook Three - Pills for the First DayBook Four - Pills for Visiting HoursBook Five - Pills for the Homeward BoundDue to popular demand, the series is compiled into one book called Sweet Pills for the Hospital WardWhat others have said about this book:‘Full of disturbing doggerel and paintings... enough to drive one to drink.’ - Arnold from the end stool in the ‘Cat and Wheel’‘It’s full of self-indulgent twaddle that upsets the clients, I mean patients. It’s an outrage. If I catch any copies of this book in the hospital we will bring a claim.’ – Anonymous, contractual administrator at Bristol Royal Infirmary.‘This Lansdown fellow assured me a congenial read. After contemplating a pleasant poem, I turn a page and up pops some dreadful angst ridden saga. Plays should be about nice things like beer and steam engines, not politicians.’- Chris the postman.

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