image link A little-known legend: A troll family lived in a cave under the bridge, by the wide river, in a remote part of Russia. As this was in the northern region, the winters there were plentiful with snow, ice, extreme cold, and bitter winds. Trolls had no concept of putting provisions away for the…
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“Gaudete,” by Steeleye Span (Christmas song repost)
Not sure how many times I’ve reposted it, but here it is again. Voices intertwineto manifest the divinedirect interface I’ll be posting my spotify holiday playlist tomorrow morning. Steeleye Span per wikipedia:Steeleye Span are an English folk rock band formed in 1969. Still active today, they are, along with Fairport Convention, amongst the best known…
Indigenous Peoples Day — First People (repost with link to new Martin Panamick information)
image: “Fish”, by Martin Panamick Learn more about Martin Panamick (1956-1977) here. Also, looking for more information on Martin, I found this very interesting journal about him and how he was killed under mysterious circumstances. It’s going to be difficult to write about indigenous people in the North American continent without accompanying guilt and shame….
Alien Series (through Covenant) repost from 2021
movie poster link (AKA Everything you always wanted to know about the Alien series but were afraid to ask.) The Alien Series (through Covenant) The Series includes Alien (1979,) Aliens (1986,) Alien 3 (1992,) Alien: Resurrection (1997,) Prometheus (2012,) and Alien: Covenant (2017.) I’ve watched all of these in the last couple of weeks. I…
New Years Eve Story — Elves and Vices (mature audiences only)
This is one I wrote a year or two ago, for one of Rory’s challenges. It’s becoming a holiday tradition to post it. New Years Eve: Elves and Vices‘Twas the night before New Year and all through da clubEvery creature was snorting to house tunes by Dub.Us Imps we were hung and we hoped to…
The Snowman (1982) video based on Raymond Brigg’s book (one more time…)
I remember first seeing this on PBS way back when, even before my kids were born. It’s stuck with me, just as The Velveteen Rabbit, narrated by Meryl Streep, has. The music in this never fails to stir my heart and soul. The Snowman is an animated television film based on Raymond Briggs’ 1978 picture…
What do you see? #4 “My Precious!” (repost from 11/18/19)
Looking for the water lily attribution, I came across this story. Totally forgotten, but it’s not bad. Gollum learned to train crows in the mountains as an act of desperation and hope. It was done in an effort to have minions who could scour the land in hopes of catching sight of his golden ring, …
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