Montreal was in a turmoil if not in a panic. Wild rumours spread of space creatures on a rampage. It had started at Expo 67 and spread to McSwill University where the “invaders” had attempted to initiate a “civil war”. The Quebec government declared a provincial state of emergency and school and business establishments wereContinue reading ““Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 75 “Montreal in a Panic””
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Poetry Corner: COVID’s Health Caste System
COVID’s Health Caste System The Untouchables are the unvaccinatedstay awaypenalizetrivializecriticizepublic health authorities the new Ku Klux Clansocially lynch so quietly without actually killing except sociallythen the one shottersgood boys and girls waiting for the second jabto avoid being a social scabthen the two shottersthe wise and intelligent and caringperhaps the over manipulatedor blackmailedI’m so sickContinue reading “Poetry Corner: COVID’s Health Caste System”
“Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 74 “Jiber Causes Havoc at McSwill University”
Jiber ordered a quick retreat from Expo 67 and they landed on a green field surrounded by majestic buildings. A sign nearby said “McSwill University”. Soon students arrived for their morning classes but initially they showed little interest in the craft as the students in the Faculty of Engineering were always building strange contraptions, whenContinue reading ““Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 74 “Jiber Causes Havoc at McSwill University””
“Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 73 “Panic and Terror at Expo 67”
Lucien Loup awoke to the shrill bells of his Bestinghouse alarm in his suburban St. Laurent duplex in Montreal. He rolled over a little too far to turn off the alarm and crashed to the floor tangled in sweat-soaked sheets. He picked himself up and staggered to the shower to see if some cold waterContinue reading ““Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 73 “Panic and Terror at Expo 67””
“Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 72 “More Trouble in Quebec”
Spiritaki Jiber and his self exiled group of scallywags were wiping the sweat off their brows after their narrow escape from Zortixia. They had vacated the Zortixian atmosphere at such great velocity it was a wonder the navigator had held the ship together. Their destination was Earth where they were hoping to join forces withContinue reading ““Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 72 “More Trouble in Quebec””
“Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 71 “Is Eno Ergot a Mutant?”
At Le Havre the SS Zorollia was granted with the same curiosity and fanfare that it had received in New York City. To the relief of Ergot and his crew the French customs authorities did nothing but stamp the crew’s passports and did not bother to search the ship. After the first day of theContinue reading ““Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 71 “Is Eno Ergot a Mutant?””
“Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 70 “Boredom Sets In”
The crew was enjoying the racy and fast paced lifestyle but a few of them had succumbed to a strange disease called AIDS. Kind of like scurvy endured by Jacques Cartaway when he had landed in Montreal 400 years ago but boiling birch bark was not the cure? The crew were inter-stellar vagabonds and whileContinue reading ““Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 70 “Boredom Sets In””
“Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 69 “Rauncho’s First Dope Run”
Eno Ergot’s smuggling career commenced in a grand fashion. Just wait until Bluebeard heard about it thought Eno! A phoney museum had been constructed in the ship renamed the “SS Zorollia”. Special consultants from Trinidad to construct the museum and its exhibits were flown in. Local seamstresses created brilliant reproductions of piratical fashion. Provisions wereContinue reading ““Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 69 “Rauncho’s First Dope Run””
“Mutantism on the March”: Chapter 68 “Ruancho and Ergot Strike a Deal”
The gong of the first mate roused the crew from a deep narco-alcohol sleep and they proceeded to take a few shots of Brazilian vodka and bake in the sauna to spruce up for the dinner at Ruancho’s. Limos arrived at 8 p.m. to take Eno and his crew to Ruancho’s for his festive barbeque.Continue reading ““Mutantism on the March”: Chapter 68 “Ruancho and Ergot Strike a Deal””
Passage of the Day: “Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood”: Tenderness
“I will never fully know my mother, any more than I will ever know my farther or Connor, or myself. I have been missing the point. The point is not knowing another person, or learning to love another person. The point is simply this: how tender can we bear to be? What good manners canContinue reading “Passage of the Day: “Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood”: Tenderness”
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