Monthly Archives: October 2013

It’s Time (Again) to Address the Peanut Gallery

As readers of mine who have read me for long enough can tell you, I have addressed the reason my comments are moderated before.  But considering this new jackass obviously hasn’t read me for that long, allow me to say … Continue reading

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Where I want to go. V

Chapter Five: Afterlife 101 I tried to clear my mind before entering the Sage’s area again, as I didn’t want to have another helping of his surly demeanor.  I held my arms out at my sides, presenting the new (clothed) me … Continue reading

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Where I want to go. IV

Chapter Four: Getting Dressed I went to sit on the nearest wooden stool by the fire to take in the Sage of the Inn’s information, but he quickly stopped me.  “WHOA whoa whoa, kid!  No one may have a problem … Continue reading

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Where I want to go. III

Chapter Three: The Sage of the Inn Never in all my life had I felt as warm and pleasant – both inside and out – as I felt at that exact moment.  I was instantly more at home among these … Continue reading

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Where I want to go. II

Chapter Two: Welcomed into the Afterlife “You’re dead,” she’d said, with the kind of bluntness normally reserved for objects thrown at the back of one’s head.  The news gave me pause not in the way of denying that it could … Continue reading

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Where I want to go.

I’m not convinced there is a heaven (But on the bright side, that means I also don’t fear hell!), but once I die, this is where I want to go and how I want it to happen… Chapter One: I … Continue reading

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The Right to Death

I hear a lot of people talk about a fetus’ (or any other life form that can’t speak for itself) “Right to Life”, but I never hear anyone cover what I consider to be an especially salient topic: The Right … Continue reading

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The Nihilistic Hedonist

What good is breathing if you must eventually stop? What good is existing if you cannot breathe fully the fragrant airs of spring? What good is living if all you do is exist? What good is life if you must … Continue reading

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Titleless Verse

I am enchanted by your spell – by the power of the ideal that you represent. Did my thoughts give birth to thee, or did your ethereal essence guide my hand upon the page so that you might be born … Continue reading

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