It was not part of their blood,It came to them very lateWith long arrears to make good,When the English began to hate. They were not easily moved,They were icy-willing to waitTill every count should be proved,Ere the English began to hate. Their voices were even and low,Their eyes were level and straight.There was neither sign … Continue reading Poem – “The Beginnings”
Author: DBreitenbeck
Friday Flotsam: O’Connor, FNAF, and History
1. This week's personal reading was largely Flannery O'Connor, in all her dense, opaquely-grotesque images of grace. She operates on a high, inaccessible plateau of authorship in which the reader is required to make a firm commitment to not only follow her often intense prose and plots, but also to take the time afterwards to … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: O’Connor, FNAF, and History
Announcement: Cirsova 2024
I'm a bit behind on this, but an exciting announcement: my story Black Eyes - featuring the debut of a character I've had on the back-burner for a long time - will be featured in Cirsova Magazine of Thrilling Adventure and Daring Suspense next year; the winter edition ('Superior Griefs, Part 4). That means it … Continue reading Announcement: Cirsova 2024
Batman Halloween
I'm way late on this, but it is still Halloween. I made this years and years ago, but I'm still pretty pleased with it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3QS0XfAQKM
Poetry – Yes, It’s THAT One
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door."'Tis some visiter," I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door—Only this, and nothing more." Ah, distinctly I … Continue reading Poetry – Yes, It’s THAT One
Friday Flotsam: Mostly Gun Control and Melancholy
1. Doing a little better than last week, though still struggling with melancholy and difficulty making myself be productive. 2. The shooting in Maine yesterday actually happened close to where my sister lives. She and all her friends are safe, thank God, but please pray for everyone involved and everyone in the area, who are … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Mostly Gun Control and Melancholy
Anime Double-Take
One of the joys of watching dubbed anime is that, from what I can tell, there is actually a fairly small pool of professional voice actors who handle it (compared to something like Hollywood). Which means you often run into the same performer over and over, often doing fairly similar voices across very different shows. … Continue reading Anime Double-Take
Poetry – “The Lake Isle of Innisfree”
I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree,And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made;Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honey-bee,And live alone in the bee-loud glade. And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow,Dropping from the veils of the morning to … Continue reading Poetry – “The Lake Isle of Innisfree”
Friday Flotsam: Mostly Sick and Depressed (Really Downbeat in this One)
1. About once or twice a year I get hit with a nasty cold / flu that knocks me out completely for a couple days (I'm functionally useless and utterly miserable) and then lingers on for some time after. Well, it's that time again. It hit me starting last weekend (just got to Mass before … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Mostly Sick and Depressed (Really Downbeat in this One)
Poem – “The Arrow and the Song”
I shot an arrow into the air,It fell to earth, I knew not where;For, so swiftly it flew, the sightCould not follow it in its flight. I breathed a song into the air,It fell to earth, I knew not where;For who has sight so keen and strong,That it can follow the flight of song? Long, … Continue reading Poem – “The Arrow and the Song”
Serpent's Den 