Another bit of short fiction is up at Noble Cobra Magazine. This one is a little different; first that it's presented as a myth, and second that it's actually an excerpt from a work in progress. I don't want to say too much about it just yet, except that all the main characters are dragons … Continue reading The Dragon Creation and the Gift of Fire
Poem – From “An Essay on Man: Epistle 1”
Say first, of God above, or man below,What can we reason but from what we know?Of man what see we, but his station here,From which to reason, or to which refer?Thro' worlds unnumber'd, tho' the God be known,'Tis ours to trace him only in our own.He, who thro' vast immensity can pierce,See worlds on worlds … Continue reading Poem – From “An Essay on Man: Epistle 1”
Thomas Jefferson and Intellectual Humility
Note: This is a reconstruction of the post mentioned in this week's Flotsam: the one eaten by WordPress. Turns out I exaggerated a bit and the opening few paragraphs at least survived, though everything after the 'Council of Nicea' bit - that is, basically all of my own thoughts - is a reconstruction, and I … Continue reading Thomas Jefferson and Intellectual Humility
Friday Flotsam: Mostly Grumpiness, Some History
1. A rather discouraging week; I had a few very productive days, but also a number of flops and didn't get as much done as I'd intended. 2. On Wednesday I spent about an hour working on a post, only to have WordPress's autosave function freeze and lose the whole thing just as I was … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Mostly Grumpiness, Some History
Poem – “Background”
I never can be tied to raw, new things,For I first saw the light in an old town,Where from my window huddled roofs sloped downTo a quaint harbour rich with visionings.Streets with carved doorways where the sunset beamsFlooded old fanlights and small window-panes,And Georgian steeples topped with gilded vanes—These were the sights that shaped my … Continue reading Poem – “Background”
Friday Flotsam: Teaching, St. John Vianney, and Beavers
1. This week was training for my new teaching job. It looks like it'll either be an amazing experience or a catastrophic disaster. I guess we'll find out. 2. At the very least, I won't have to worry about what I should read for a while; it's pretty much all read books and discuss, and … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Teaching, St. John Vianney, and Beavers
Poem – Richard II, Act 3, Scene 2
Richard: Of comfort no man speak:Let's talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs;Make dust our paper, and with rainy eyesWrite sorrow on the bosom of the earth.Let's choose executors and talk of wills;And yet not so—for what can we bequeathSave our deposed bodies to the ground?Our lands, our lives, and all are Bolingbroke's. And nothing … Continue reading Poem – Richard II, Act 3, Scene 2
The Girl in the Corner
Another piece of short fiction is up at Noble Cobra Magazine. This one was a rather quick piece; almost Flash-Fiction, based on a central conceit that had been kicking around my head for a few weeks. So, consider it an experiment in rapid production, I suppose. Enjoy! Marcus saw her almost every day, though he … Continue reading The Girl in the Corner
Sunday Thoughts: Charity, the King of Virtues
St. Francis de Sales describes Charity as "the king of virtues," which is attended upon and served by all the others. In his usual style, he likens it to the King of Bees, who never goes forth without being attended by his buzzing subjects (the good bishop was a big fan of Pliny and he … Continue reading Sunday Thoughts: Charity, the King of Virtues
Kaiju Appreciations: Zilla (Update)
Another Kaiju Appreciation update, this one for Zilla, the unfortunate kaiju from the Roland Emmerich / Dean Devlin film from 1998. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfRVnLY1OoA&t=34s (Gotta give a CONTENT WARNING on this one: the song has a pretty heavy and crude F-Bomb near the middle) G-98 may be the textbook example of how not to make an … Continue reading Kaiju Appreciations: Zilla (Update)
Serpent's Den 