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Welcome to my quiet place, my treehouse in the woods, my rowboat on a placcid lake. To those interested, here I shall share the ever-slowly untangling ball of thread that is my mind and thoughts. Whether it be poetry, quotes, … Continue reading First Steps
The real Augustus may always be a mystery to us, so much of what we know about him is tainted in the character he sought to portray; the son of God, staunch defender of old traditions, the shepherd of the roman flock, defender of his people, and bearer of the torch of civilisation. Was this who he was? Continue reading Augustus: The boy who became a god
At the beginining of January I spent a week touring the eternal city of the Caesars: Rome. As a lover of Roman history it was a dream come true, but my purpose there was not only for pleasure. It was … Continue reading Rome: Faded Splendor
So much had changed since he last was here. They had knocked down the old row of shops. The apartment blocks that jutted out into that ephemeral sun kissed sky were gone as well. Glass and steel replaced concrete and … Continue reading Homeward Bound
A pair of dreamers. Young and fresh faced. Never seen pain, or suffering. Never had to stand over a grave. holding the spade, shouting why did you cave, to the pressures and anxieties, that your brain made, as a way … Continue reading The Dreamers Lie
Warning Spoilers Ahead Proceed With Caution! One of Stephen King’s classic tales of horror, turned into film in 1983. Cujo is a book about family dramas with a side of rabid-dog thrown in. Until the Last half of the novel … Continue reading Cujo – Stephen King
“R..ru.. RUN” Eddie said, spinning around almost tripping before grabbing Peters arm and almost wrenching it from its socket as he pulled him back along the corridor with him. They didn’t stop to see if the thing was following them. … Continue reading The Drowned Village: IV
As they first reached the mud they trod lightly expecting it to give way beneath them. It was firm, however, dry and crusted over. “Tread where I do and go slowly; don wantcha to fall into the deep stuff…” Eddie … Continue reading The Drowned Village: III
