Tag Archives: fear

Stiff Neck

Have had a spiked headache for a few days now.  Stiff neck, won’t get comfortable.  My wife said she had it for three days but it passed; mine’s lingering.  No idea what sort of bug it is, but it’s pesksome. … Continue reading

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Simply and Possibly Our Last Chance

“Innocence is suspicious and often proof of guilt.” This is the fascist mentality. The Mittbot might well have said this and it’s the whole mindset behind the GOP obsession with non issues and phony scandals such as Whitewater, Vince Foster, … Continue reading

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My Brother Makes A Break For It

My brother once, well underage and long before he could even get a learner’s permit, (14 or so), in one of the worst blizzards of the year, stole my father’s car and made a run for my sister’s place. My … Continue reading

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Rusted Chains On Scabbed Flesh

We know, as Chas. Fort observed decades ago:                                                                           We’re property. It’s not space aliens or imaginary gods,                                                                                              It’s the psychopathic 1% of us,                                                                                                               People-shaped things. About 400 of them. No kidding. They are as if alien to us, As … Continue reading

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A Wassail Bowl of Rat Stew for Everyone at Yuletide

(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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Make Fear & Hate Irrelevant

Feeling panic beginning to set in? That harsh edge of peer pressure starting to make you jittery and sick in the stomach? Remember something: Corporate media makes shit up to replace facts, then drums those shit points into everyone’s head … Continue reading

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A Set of Pointed Questions About TV’s Prudery

Just passing through the room and thought I’d toss out something: I just heard this phrase on the most recent GHOST ADVENTURES: “She never believed in ghosts, hauntings, or any of that bullshit.” The final word was said casually and … Continue reading

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Turning Fear’s Key

Religionist cons always offer eternal peace and love because they target the insecure even as they ramp up fear, hate, and anxiety. This combination of unrelenting pressure and an offer of refuge is irresistible to abused slaves. Hence Nietzsche’s dictum … Continue reading

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A View from the Tip of the Iceberg We Hit

How fake the world has become due to corporate domination.  Sitting in a parking lot at a shopping plaza within sight of a housing development, I gestured around us and said, Show me one real building or vehicle.  It’s all … Continue reading

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