Posted in Basic Ideology on Oct 5th, 2009
A few weeks ago I asked on my blog and on twitter for Humanists willing to discuss their belief system. I was pleasantly surprised when Ryan Sutter, webmaster of humanistsofmn.org, contacted me. I explained to Ryan what I was looking for, and what he sent me was so personal and informative, that I asked if [...]
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Posted in Basic Ideology on Aug 2nd, 2009
The mountain is cold and steep. The walk is not easy. Your muscles ache and your bones feel brittle from the cold. The thought of turning back constantly sneaks into your mind. Your destination is still very far off, and you are acutely aware of this as your bones shake and your jaw chatters. Your [...]
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Posted in Fragments on Jun 24th, 2009
Richard Matheson wrote What Dreams May Come in 1978, as a love story to his wife. It pops up every so often in my life, and reminds me of the things that I love, and gives me hope. I may disappear from time to time, but it is within my nature to run. Run to [...]
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Posted in Fragments on Mar 25th, 2009
You know those nights, when you can’t sleep? No matter what you do? It’s 4am on a Tuesday. There you are. Staring at the ceiling. Counting proverbial sheep. Your mind racing, any kind of distraction will do. Anything to slow down. Anything at all. But every Tuesday that this happens, it gets a little worse. [...]
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Posted in fiction, The Cost of Magic on Mar 13th, 2009
This is the 24th section of my novel. If you haven’t read the first 23, you might want to start here. The Tao of Minus —- Mancini was a little startled when Jane asked about the Akashic Library. But he knew that she had that right, even if she did not have that power. So, [...]
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Posted in fiction, The Cost of Magic on Mar 5th, 2009
This is the 23d section of my novel. If you haven’t read the first 22, you might want to start here. The Marks of a God —- When he awoke again, he was not sure how long he’d been out. He went through all of the realms of paranoia, anxiety, depression, elation, mania, and so [...]
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Posted in fiction, The Cost of Magic on Mar 4th, 2009
This is the 22nd section of my novel. If you haven’t read the first 21, you might want to start here. The Birth of an Aesir —- Minus wasn’t certain what day it was. He awoke in the midday sun to the cawing of a raven. Or, more accurately, two ravens. There was a small [...]
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This is the 21st section of my novel. If you haven’t read the first 20, you might want to start here. Electric Lights —- Minus was aware that he was unconscious. He knew he was seeing his past. He saw the memory from the third-person. He was shocked when he heard his own voice begin [...]
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Posted in fiction, The Cost of Magic on Feb 24th, 2009
I see. You are tired. Tired of your delusional life and your ‘doctor’s’ pineal poisons. This is admirable. To hold ones own memories as only the Aesir can.
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Posted in off-topic on Feb 14th, 2009
Today being the wonderful and dreadful February the 14th, made me tihnk I should talk about Saint Valentine a little. The Saint Valentine that we celebrate this day for is, oddly enough, unremarkable. Almost nothing is known of the man, other than his burial place. There were, however, literally dozens of “Saint Valentines.” The name [...]
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