Escaping your hatred with self-compassion Ok Calm down Someone has done you very wrongperhaps last week, a few months ago or perhaps a couple of decades agoyou are angry, very angrywith time that anger may fadebut it remains like gum on the shoewell what can you do? Firstly recognize that you have this angerand itContinue reading “Poetry Corner: “Escaping Your Hatred with Self-Compassion””
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Mutantism on the March: Chapter 15 “Willie Heads Back to Zortixia”
Chapter 15 “Willie Heads Back to Zortixia” Willie hung up the phone and in a shaky state headed over to the bar for a stiff shot of Metaxa. The news was exciting but frightening. After hundreds of years he was going to learn about his past. After a few more Metaxa he had calmed down.Continue reading “Mutantism on the March: Chapter 15 “Willie Heads Back to Zortixia””
Mutantism on the March: Chapter 14 “The Zortixians come looking!”
Chapter 14 “The Zortixians come looking!” By the time the Greek Gods had fled their tourist ridden island of Samos and established themselves in the dimension of Zlano the revolution in Zortixia had been completed. The surviving leaders of the Opposite Party had been banished to far away planets or executed by some of theContinue reading “Mutantism on the March: Chapter 14 “The Zortixians come looking!””
Mutantism on The March :Chapter 13 “The Unfortunate Arrival of The Frenchmen”
After one particularly exciting voyage with his Abenaki friends south of Lake Champlain, as it is now criminally named, Squid sat at the top of a mountain happily imbibing the beautiful colours of the fall scenery. Then far down the lake he saw it. It was some primitive sailing vessel slowly making its way toContinue reading “Mutantism on The March :Chapter 13 “The Unfortunate Arrival of The Frenchmen””
Poetry Corner: “Freeing Yourself From Hate”
Freeing Yourself From Hate It could be that someone has hurt you so badlythat 21 years later you still suffer madly Yes it was so unjustthat unfortunately hatred seems a must But look at this way if I can make a suggestionto deal with your psychological indigestion Firstly, giving the right to make you continuallyContinue reading “Poetry Corner: “Freeing Yourself From Hate””
Mutantism on the March”:Chapter 12;” Squid ends up in the Green Mountain State”
Chapter 12;” Squid ends up in the Green Mountain State” Squid roamed the earth and the oceans in search of something or anything. He hitched up with a school of dudongs in the Indian Ocean but their perverse sexual activities disgusted him and he parted company. Everywhere he travelled it seemed to be the sameContinue reading “Mutantism on the March”:Chapter 12;” Squid ends up in the Green Mountain State””
Poetry Corner: “To the Liquor Control Board of Ontario”
To the Liquor Control Board of Ontario Happy joyful people in your Vintages catalogue releasesbut your need for safe profits has me falling to pieces California you lovethe lure of high turnover chokes you with its glovean easy sale Where is wine from British Columbia, Quebec and Nova Scotia?the quality is there but look forContinue reading “Poetry Corner: “To the Liquor Control Board of Ontario””
Mutantism on the March: Chapter 11 “All Goes Well in the Dinosaur World Until Their Extinction”
Chapter 11 “All Goes Well in the Dinosaur World Until Their Extinction” Adjustments to the above world particularly when Squid transformed himself from a squid like creature to a humanoid figure was quite agreeable. He concentrated all his efforts into upping the dancing skills of the dinosaurs. There were some initial difficulties encountered by SquidContinue reading “Mutantism on the March: Chapter 11 “All Goes Well in the Dinosaur World Until Their Extinction””
Passage of the Day: William Thackeray’s “Vanity Fair”: Marriage
“And who on earth after the daily experience we have can question the probability of a gentleman marrying anybody. How many of the wise and learned have married their cooks? Did not Lord Eldon himself, the most prudent of men, make a runaway match? Were not Achilles and Ajax both in love with their servantContinue reading “Passage of the Day: William Thackeray’s “Vanity Fair”: Marriage”
Mutantism on the March: Chapter 10 “The Friendly Exile of Captain Squid”
Chapter 10 “The Friendly Exile of Captain Squid” As so the circus toured the oceans with Squid as its main attraction but a peculiar development shattered the harmony of his existence. He developed an enormous appetite causing him to devour huge quantities of food wherever the circus set up for a show. His voracious appetiteContinue reading “Mutantism on the March: Chapter 10 “The Friendly Exile of Captain Squid””
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