With all of the other storylines going on I’m embarrassed to say I neglected the 2012 election entirely. I’m happy to Report that President Elizabeth R. Dudley won her second term in a landslide.
Archive for Prose
Brian Fitzpatrick and his older brother Liam have rarely gotten along very well. There are several reasons for this, including their six-year age difference and very different temperaments. As the oldest of the five Fitzpatrick siblings Liam had always been[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“What was that?” Dielle rolled her eyes. “I said I thought they made a good couple…” They were walking in the middle of Maple Lake Park after they had left the restaurant. She had wanted to see the moon reflected[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Fedya turned to walk away from the loft’s office nook, still checking his pockets. He was certain that Dielle was grinning. It must have been the March weather, he thought. With the temperature going back and fourth between warm and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Kevin waited as Fedya to unlock the door to his apartment. “Why am I here again?” He asked “You not like the company?” Fedya asked opening the door. Kevin paused trying to think of an answer. “ You said it[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It started in a playground where children were playing. “Bollocks!” A little girl on a swing shouted. “Bollocks!” Another said waiting for her turn on the slide. Near them, a dog sneezed. When scolded by their parents, neither could remember[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
By Sheer coincidence the real Ariane Elder waits until Brian gets back from the meeting. While she waits she gets a surprise visitor, Brian’s parents. She met them when Tara invited her to Thanksgiving for her own amusement. I’m[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This week for my film selection I picked up a sub-genre that I’d never heard of, the Acid Western. The Acid Western tries to grasp the symbolism and myth of the west in such films as Shane or The Searchers[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I confess I really screwed the pooch on this one. I went to Scarecrow with the intent to base my picks on Comedy on Manners. My initial research certainly said that my picks SAID they were comedies of manners. However,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I wanted some fluff after some of what I watched the other week. I decided to check to see if there were any high fantasy films I hadn’t seen before. Regrettably, it looked like I’d watched a lot more than[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…