Dad with Nobby - England 1966 World Cup winner In recent nights, I have found myself devoid of the energy or inclination to edit or write. On Friday evening, around 7:30 pm, I held my cherished father as he slipped away. My heart is heavy with sorrow. Though my father had been afflicted with a … Continue reading My Cherished Father
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A Not-So-Pan-tastic Review: Arthur Machen’s The Great God Pan
Pan teaching his eromenos, the Shepherd Daphnis, to play his Pan flute. Arthur Machen's The Great God Pan is often hailed as a classic of horror literature, revered for its ability to induce existential dread and psychological unease. But let's face it: it’s also a tale that might make you chuckle at its melodrama, archaic … Continue reading A Not-So-Pan-tastic Review: Arthur Machen’s The Great God Pan
Steppenwolf: then one thing led to another.
A long time ago I met a young lady who became, for a short time, a good friend. I liked her. For me, liking someone was a rare occurrence. To cut a long story short, my friend, Bob, called so as I couldn't pronounce her Greek name, gifted me a book. A book I'd already … Continue reading Steppenwolf: then one thing led to another.
Marcel Duchamp’s Mona Lisa with a Moustache
L.H.O.O.Q. Marcel Duchamp Marcel Duchamp’s L.H.O.O.Q., infamously known as Mona Lisa with a Moustache, is an audaciously irreverent assault on Leonardo da Vinci's iconic masterpiece. This ready-made work, embodying Duchamp's signature brand of Dadaist mockery, transforms the serene visage of the world's most famous painting into a spectacle of absurdity and defiance. Let us delve … Continue reading Marcel Duchamp’s Mona Lisa with a Moustache
It’s Been a While; time to waffle
Although the book is only feet away from me, ennui prevents me from moving from my bed and taking it from the shelf. Albert Camus wrote something about suicide and absurdity in The Myth of Sisiphus[sic]; that it's not until a person becomes fully conscious about the absurdity of life, it's sheer pointlessness, do they … Continue reading It’s Been a While; time to waffle
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