Monthly Archives: December 2012

Crowds After Boxing Day

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Gene Stewart

We need Less of things More time in other realms If deep is the need Then deeper the greed Subverting its completion Wading through Nursed coughs and rude elbows Wears one’s patience thin Out among so many Crushed, defeated shoppers … Continue reading →

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A Wassail Bowl of Rat Stew for Everyone at Yuletide

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Gene Stewart

(Note:  My column Rat Stew appears in the APA Zine:  The Reluctant Famulus,             edited by Tom Sadler.  Please see link on right column of this page.) Christmas is a time for horror movies so let’s dive in, shall we? SILENCE … Continue reading →

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Discussing Porn for Christmas

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Gene Stewart

See, “porn” is a bogus term. Nudes are not “porn”. Nor are odalisques, nor even depictions of people having sex. Strictly speaking, pornography is writing about prostitutes. Prudes added the gloss, “…in order to titillate peurile interests and arouse lusts…” … Continue reading →

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Death Thoughts: Memento Mori Mood, just in time for Yuletide.

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Gene Stewart

It offends me that we’re able sometimes to die without being aware that it’s happening, like it comes when we’re not looking. What a sneaky, cowardly way for the darkness to eat us. I want a chance to fight and … Continue reading →

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Bang. Again.

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Gene Stewart

Here are my responses to the CT school shooting of Friday, 14 December, 2012 C. E. # Oh look, another mass shooting. God is a concept, not a being. Heaven and hell are concepts, not places. We create all of … Continue reading →

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Wake and Rise

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Gene Stewart

The country as a whole needs to wake up to the control mechanisms, the lies, and the false fronts put up by the manipulators of society that prey upon us, steal our work, destroy our lives, and enslave us. Corporate … Continue reading →

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