Posted in Basic Ideology on Jul 28th, 2009
The tracks always come back. Rumi. Shams. Wine and Dance and God. Was there ever really anything else? Since I first discovered Sufism as an adolescent, the dervish spin never left me. The idea that one can get so close, become so consumed in the flame, and love every moment of it. I lost that [...]
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“The Queen will see you now,” said the steward.
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He jumps, falls short, dangling with a one-handed grip on the bricks. He let’s go.
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Posted in asides, fiction, The Cost of Magic on Dec 24th, 2008
Alacrity and the Alacrity Motion: Alacrity, with reference to this novel, is the magic of fast movement, or speed. The Alacrity Motion is a fictional device that I have developed as a place that one can go, outside of time, to examine the nature of motion and inertia.
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Posted in asides, Basic Ideology on Dec 22nd, 2008
Dream-dance, spot me in the moonlight. Work is fast, and work is done. No time left to play in sun. Dance with me tonight.
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Posted in fiction, The Cost of Magic on Dec 19th, 2008
“We haven’t slept in three years, Jane. Here’s an Ambien. We can figure out more tomorrow. We’re safe here.” He handed Jane the small white pill, and a glass of red wine.
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Posted in fiction, The Cost of Magic on Dec 9th, 2008
There was a moment of pain and screams and laughs and spilled beer and confusion.
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Posted in internet on Dec 5th, 2008
I use twitter because it allows me to communicate with the maximum number of people with shared interests.
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Posted in Basic Ideology on Aug 26th, 2008
** We stood in the forest, as the rain fell in sheets. Odin grabbed me firmly by the arm. “They still do not live by the basics! Why do you continue to teach further?” “All-Father, I cannot make the people listen. I can only give them the light to see the way. I am but [...]
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Posted in social commentary on Mar 1st, 2008
It’s pretty common for me to shout out times for meals or events in my life on twitter. So here’s a schedule, so you guys know what the hell I’m talking about.
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