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Modern Pantheon: A Commandment Of Sorts

Before you go to see Thor: Ragnarok, the next addition to the Disney Marvel Universe… … read The Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson. Ah-ah… no backtalk… Just do it. Semi-seriously, watching some of the trailer material reminded me of The Prose Edda. If you want to know more of the original Norse mythology (including Asgard … Continue reading Modern Pantheon: A Commandment Of Sorts →

Alias Adam (Chapter 8)

Chapter 8 – Too Late The sound of the television bounced off of the walls in a steady, bleary whine. It was the siren call of boredom. Sprawled out on a chair in the lobby of the cheap hotel where he rented a room, Tommy rolled to his right to steal a glance at the … Continue reading Alias Adam (Chapter 8) →

Alias Adam (Chapter 7)

Chapter 7 – An Intimate Conversation She rolled over in bed to gaze at his back. His outline was visible by the reflected light of the moon coming in through an open window. He was in his usual position, seated on the edge of the mattress.  “Did you have another one?”  “Can no mean yes?” … Continue reading Alias Adam (Chapter 7) →

Alias Adam (Chapter 6)

Chapter 6 – The Explanations Continue Angel’s face betrayed not a hint of falsehood. “Before I give you an answer, I need to say something. What I go through is violent. There are cuts and bruises, vaginal tearing, and considerable pain. I’ve been slapped and punched. I’ve had a knife held to my throat and … Continue reading Alias Adam (Chapter 6) →

Modern Pantheon: The Justice League

All of the image credits for this post go to Alex Ross, DC Comics, and Warner Brothers. For me, the above picture represents a standard. I have mentioned in a previous post that I thought that Warner Brothers and DC had made an artistic mistake when designing the costumes of their superheroes for this franchise. … Continue reading Modern Pantheon: The Justice League →

Alias Adam (Chapter 5)

Chapter 5 – Explanations Tommy looked at her in bewildered disgust as a street light hummed overhead. “Oh,” he said flatly. “One of those.” Dejected at this turn of events, and embarrassed by his apparent lack of judgment, he turned away. She immediately reached up and grabbed his shoulder. “Don’t walk away from me like … Continue reading Alias Adam (Chapter 5) →

Alias Adam (Chapter 4)

Chapter 4 – Encounters  As he shuffled along slowly, passers-by looked briefly up at him with differing mixtures of curiosity, pity, and revulsion. The large man simply noted that it wasn’t as bad here in Westport as in some other portions of Kansas City. It was July and characteristically hot. More than a few denizens … Continue reading Alias Adam (Chapter 4) →

Alias Adam (Chapter 3)

Chapter 3 – Developments  By means of chemical signals, growing and dividing cells communicated with each other as is normal during embryonic development. The substances they emitted diffused to set up multiple gradients of concentration, and each cell responded differently based on its position within these overlapping fields. As different sets of genes were activated, … Continue reading Alias Adam (Chapter 3) →

Watch My Brother

I’m feeling a bit wiped out by the tedium of posting chapters of my book, Alias Adam (FOR FREE), so I’m going to try getting by with mentioning Star Trek: Discovery, which aired last night with its first episode. I understand that all subsequent episodes are on CBS All Access (Netflix internationally). I’m mentioning it … Continue reading Watch My Brother →

Alias Adam (Chapter 2)

Chapter 2 – Entanglement Underlying the events which drove the conception and early development of the embryos in question was a reality that would have been described as bizarre and counterintuitive had anyone been aware of it. To satisfy current trends in western culture, an effort at explanation can be tried within the realm of … Continue reading Alias Adam (Chapter 2) →