Tag Archives: Yule

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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Happy Solstice, Hail Yule

We’ll sit in clouds Watch moonlight Glitter on stars We’ll celebrate Shared smiles Hands held We’ll bring light in Warmth and togetherness We’ll entwine. –Bu-Xan Da, Tenshin Monastery

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Got A Light?

I broke down and cried in the car after the radio hit me with the double-whammy of “The Pretender” by Jackson Browne and “Roadhouse Blues” by the Doors.  Unblinking vicious truth followed by a hefty dose of fatalistic nihilism, y’know? … Continue reading

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