Originally posted on The Revolutionary Dilettante:
So one of my lovers pointed me to this terrific new genre that its authors are calling Dragonpunk. Dragonpunk aims to do to the Middle Ages–to renn faire, to the SCA, to all the medievalism in pop culture–what steampunk did to neo-Victorianism. With dragonpunk, we challenge medievalist fantasy to…
I know. But I do not approve. And I am not resigned. –Edna St. Vincent Millay I was struck by the recent* school shooting to create an archive of occasional poems because the occasion of unfathomable collective grief is as predictable an event these days as any national holiday. I wanted to write poetry about … More Grief and Poetry: I know. But I do not approve. And I am not resigned.
Writer’s block is a condition, primarily associated with writing as a profession, in which an author loses the ability to produce new work. The condition varies widely in intensity. It can be trivial, a temporary difficulty in dealing with the task at hand. At the other extreme, some “blocked” writers have been unable to work for years … More Wikipedia on writer’s block
Random useless thoughts: Life is noisy and uncomfortable. Why not work? Why work? “Do you not see how necessary a world of pains and troubles is to school an intelligence and make it a soul?” ― John Keats, Letters of John Keats “That is all I want in life: for this pain to seem purposeful.” ― Elizabeth Wurtzel, Prozac … More Arguments on depression and/or writing
Originally posted on This is the reason for (everything/anything):
Apparently, its rare and no one knows why dolphins “stampede”. My theory: this is dolphin comic-con.
Today needed a little music and this song has been fueling the fire for me for 20+ years. I actually sang this to my son as a lullaby and he sings it to my granddaughter. Here are the lyrics with links/footnotes: Margaret Thatcher on TV shocked by the deaths that took place in Beijing. It … More Black Boys on Mopeds: Politics and Parenting
