(The American Spirit speaks:) IF the Led Striker call it a strike,Or the papers call it a war,They know not much what I am like,Nor what he is, my Avatar. Through many roads, by me possessed,He shambles forth in cosmic guise;He is the Jester and the Jest,And he the Text himself applies. The Celt is … Continue reading Poem – “An American”
Friday Flotsam: From Napoleon to Puss in Boots to Writing Advice
1. It's Bastille Day, commemorating that great day in the cause of liberty when an urban mob stormed a mostly-empty prison that was already slated for demolition, freed a handful of criminals and lunatics, then burned it to the ground. Sure, why not? 2. Speaking of which, Ridley Scott is apparently coming out with a … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: From Napoleon to Puss in Boots to Writing Advice
A Meeting with the Crimson Cavalier
Another short story is up over at Noble Cobra Magazine. I'll leave you to discover the rest. Marvin Jennings gazed at the magnificent Spanish-style mansion hidden among two-hundred acres of richly cultivated landscape as the car rolled up the sweeping drive. Just how much money must a guy be swimming in before he felt the … Continue reading A Meeting with the Crimson Cavalier
Thought of the Day: Worldly
Trying to separate the things of God from the things of the world does not make the things of God less worldly, it only makes the things of the world less Godly.
Poem – “CSA”
Do we weep for the heroes who died for us,Who living were true and tried for us,And dying sleep side by side for us; The Martyr-band That hallowed our landWith the blood they shed in a tide for us? Ah! fearless on many a day for usThey stood in front of the fray for us,And held the … Continue reading Poem – “CSA”
Thought of the Day: CSA
Here's how I imagine it going down. Priest: "Would you like to make a donation to the CSA?"Me: "Yes sir! Dixieland forever!"Priest: "Wha...no, this is the Catholic Services Appeal."Me: "Oh, right. Gotcha." (winks)
Friday Flotsam: Depression and Loyalism
1. Had a big depression attack yesterday, though thanks to the progress I've made with a new counselor, it wasn't nearly as bad as attacks in the past. Previously, I would have been freaking out and in constant pain. This time it was just a heavy unhappiness and listlessness that made doing any kind of … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Depression and Loyalism
Happy 4th
Happy 4th of July, Everyone! By Alex Ross
Poem – “Ode for July Fourth 1917”
As Columbia’s brave scions, in anger array’d,Once defy’d a proud monarch and built a new nation;’Gainst their brothers of Britain unsheath’d the sharp bladeThat hath ne’er met defeat nor endur’d desecration;So must we in this hourShow our valour and pow’r,And dispel the black perils that over us low’r:Whilst the sons of Britannia, no longer our … Continue reading Poem – “Ode for July Fourth 1917”
Friday Flotsam: New Job and Some Other Stuff
1. The first news is that as of this week I have a new job. Come August I'll be teaching with Regina Caeli Academy: a classical-education homeschool-hybrid where kids learn at home three days a week then come in for Socratic discussion two days. I'm taking on high school-level American History, US Government and Economics, … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: New Job and Some Other Stuff
Serpent's Den 