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A Long-Awaited Release is Finally Here
In November 2001 I was reviewing CDs for the late and lamented Starvox. I was also reeling from what I now realize was PTSD in the wake of that little unpleasantness with the Twin Towers. During that time I spent a great deal of time listening to a melancholy folk-rock CD by a band named Charlottesville, The Shark Who Pulled a Mussel. As I said ( Read more... ) -
Kierkegaard on the Knight of Infinite Resignation
The wish which would carry him out into reality, but was wrecked upon the impossibility, is now bent inward, but it is not therefore lost, neither is it forgotten. At one moment it is the obscure emotion of the wish within him which awakens recollections, at another moment he awakens them himself; for he is too proud to be willing that what was ( Read more... ) -
Kenaz Filan: Best Wishes for Mardi Gras ... and a little something about throws
[from http://kenazfilan.blogspot.com]
In honor of the occasion, here's an excerpt from The New Orleans Voodoo Handbook: this one covers the history of one celebrated party tradition - throws. I will refrain from asking you to show me anything before posting it...
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RIP My Blackberry Tour: I knew it well
The illness began with a stuck trackball. By the end my baby was unresponsive to all outside stimuli. I did the only merciful thing and pulled the battery: tomorrow we're going to the Verizon store for last rites and a replacement. In the meantime I feel like I've been disconnected from the Borg... -
More Wild Hunting: On the Importance of Framing a Debate
[from http://kenazfilan.blogspot.com]
I think you misunderstood my comments or I wasn't clear. I'm not talking about transwomen dominating. I'm talking about a whole ideological worldview dominating, one that requires everyone to "fit" into a particular dominant perspective. Those who ( Read more... ) -
And Yep, Even MORE on that Lilith Ritual and Transgender/Dianic Dialogue
I posted this in response to one of Robin Artisson's comments on The Wild Hunt. I wonder if this might not be an example of some ways in which parties on all sides can find slivers of common ground and from there try to build understanding. And while I normally ignore Robin, I felt I owed him at least a certain debt of honor: as an old denizen ( Read more... ) -
(Untitled)
(from http://kenazfilan.blogspot.com)
This is a piece of fiction I wrote in 2006 and which originally appeared in Brett Savory's excellent horror/dark fantasy site Chizine. I've included a teaser and a link to the full story.
Any resemblance between Charley and my ghede, spirit guide ( Read more... ) -
Yep, You Guessed It ... Still More on the Lilith Ritual at Pantheacon 2011
[from kenazfilan.blogspot.com]
What started as a simple misunderstanding and miscommunication turned into an online war with charges and countercharges flying in every direction. Hurtful words were exchanged and ugly prejudices displayed on both sides. Yet amidst all the hostility there was also a great deal of honest and frank ( Read more... )
