When I was 17, it was a very good yearIt was a very good year for small town girlsAnd soft summer nightsWe'd hide from the lightsOn the village greenWhen I was 17 When I was 21, it was a very good yearIt was a very good year for city girlsWho lived up the stairsWith all … Continue reading Poem – “It Was a Very Good Year”
Author: DBreitenbeck
TCM Remembers – 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IxrVWs80Zw The big one for me, of course, is Akira Takarada; the last major player, either in front of or behind the camera, from the original Godzilla. He was a mainstay of the series ever since, and I'll always be sorry that his cameo in the 2014 film was cut. Other notables include, of course, … Continue reading TCM Remembers – 2022
Pray for Pope Benedict: UPDATE
Dec. 30, 2022, c. 6 pm EST. A current notice: I have heard word that Pope Emeritus Benedict is doing poorly; last update he is described as in "stable but grave" condition, lucid, but very frail. His condition hasn't changed since yesterday, and he's declined to go to the hospital, but nevertheless it is sounding … Continue reading Pray for Pope Benedict: UPDATE
Friday Flotsam: New Year Reflections and Goals, New Medievalism, and Death Note
1. Another year older, not an hour richer, as the saying goes. Okay, that’s a bit much. Let’s see, in 2022 I put out three new publications, including a full-length novel that been receiving quite a bit of positive feedback. Also set up a website for my publishing label, got a new job, and had … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: New Year Reflections and Goals, New Medievalism, and Death Note
‘Perseus Corbett’ Gets Another Review!
Mary Catelli's Erratically Updated and Exceedingly Unorganized Journal (she forget 'Delightfully Named') has a brief, but delightful review of Perseus Corbett and the Forbidden Valley, which can be found here. It's really too brief to make sense quoting from it, except to say that it opens with the encouraging trio of "Action! Adventure! Romance!" Just … Continue reading ‘Perseus Corbett’ Gets Another Review!
Some Christmas Music
In the words of Ross Scott, "I've got some good Christmas music for you this year!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPdHkHslFIU
Talking ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ at ‘The Everyman’
Post for Christmas delving into the themes of Miracle on 34th Street (see also my review for more detail on the film): The world at the start of the film, thus, is the modern world; impersonal, materialistic, and competitive, dismissive of tradition and traditional values in favor of an endless pursuit of an uncertain goal. … Continue reading Talking ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ at ‘The Everyman’
Poem – “Christmas”
The bells of waiting Advent ring,The Tortoise stove is lit againAnd lamp-oil light across the nightHas caught the streaks of winter rainIn many a stained-glass window sheenFrom Crimson Lake to Hookers Green. The holly in the windy hedgeAnd round the Manor House the yewWill soon be stripped to deck the ledge,The altar, font and arch … Continue reading Poem – “Christmas”
Repost: ‘Twas the Dark Knight Before Christmas
(From last year, but worth showing again) The YouTuber It's Just Some Random Guy was, for me at least, a staple of the early and high days of the superhero renaissance. Entirely using action figures, he'd put out comedic sketches where a DC and a Marvel character compare notes on their latest films (e.g. the … Continue reading Repost: ‘Twas the Dark Knight Before Christmas
Friday Flotsam: Mostly Battra, Some Christmas
1. It’s almost Christmas already, and with that the end of the year. This year for Advent I did a hard fast: no meat or sweets (except protein shake) and no eating between meals. It was tough at first, but lately I’ve barely noticed it. I am very much looking forward to being able to … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Mostly Battra, Some Christmas
Serpent's Den 