Henry Miller's 11 commandments, of course there wouldn't be just 10...

I first began reading Henry Miller 5 years ago. His work was borrowed to me by my current girlfriend, early into our relationship, and I was nothing short of obsessed with his style. The first book of his which I read was Tropic of Cancer. It was published in Paris in 1934 and banned in America until the early 1960s. I wasn’t particularly interested in literature, let alone exposing myself to it until this book. The work was a undiluted exploration, as was it fitting to the moment I read it, considering it was Henry Miller finding and learning himself as a writer and some may say man.

I've read the commandments atop this post over the years while reading about Miller and his history. Number “3.” and “8.” Are my personal favorites and of course Miller’s list of commandment’s would include 11 commandments as opposed to the traditional, or some may say original 10, because Miller was a man of excess, as Jesus and his holy receptor Moses weren't known to be.

Miller’s prose has no equal, and cannot be replicated. It knows no rules, and laughs outside of the boundaries. It doesn't worship the petty, but will play with it for the amusement.

If you survived reading his commandments, and were by any means interested by this post, feel free to be amused by the video below. Somehow, to our worldly pleasure, a man of his brilliance, passion and strangeness existed while camcorders were owned.