Something I’m working on – 5

I’m So Worn out that I’m Passed Charon We walked to the mouth of the cave and stood just outside for a moment. We could hear the sounds of unbelievable torment and anguish; plus, smoke detectors were going off by the dozens. I pulled out the book and said, “Fear!” Fear is a condition where […]

Something I’m Working on – 4

The Book of Everything and Naming the Beasts “So?”, I asked the Poet, “Are you expecting to have time to read?” “What do you mean?” “That book you packed” “That book”, the Poet said, stopping, “Is reference material” “So, like a Bible or a Book of the Dead?” The Poet began walking again, “More general […]

Something I’m Working on – 3

I’m Told to Go to Hell and Why The poet had me sit down on the book-couch. He sat across from me on the quarterly-bed. “I’ve been tasked with showing you what Hell looks like” I sat there anticipating that the next thing he said would rhyme. “Because living with me is such Hell, it […]

A List About Wrath that Will Make You Furious

It is amazing how easy it is to control your wrath when the guy who cut you off is a heavyweight MMA fighter. In Dante’s Inferno, the wrathful have to share the fifth circle of Hell with the sullen… who don’t complain much but don’t seem to be too happy about it, either. Of all […]

I Want All the Lists and I Want Them Now!

Greed is the act of taking a certain amount more than your fair share over a particular period of time; usually, the certain amount is “everything” and the time is “before anyone finds out”. One of the longest silent movies ever made was Greed, starring Zasu Pitts. What’s it like watching a six-hour silent movie? […]