Plautus and Tarzan
The plays of Plautus all repose in peacenext to my boyhood’s tattered Tarzan books,University classes, and summer days.I suppose Mercury brought his own vines. Kafka is up against Rilke and Parzival;they seem to get along…
Month: February 2021
The Hardy Boys: The Tower Treasure – Ch 8
Frank and Joe could not wait until school was over. The two would find themselves often glancing at the clock, impatiently waiting for the clock to reach three. They’d get a few texts from their…
Crossing the Space Between – Chapter 9 – The Lost Children
Fairy Godmother paced back and forth inside her office, one minute wanting to call Yen Sid, the next wanting to call her daughter, and the next not knowing what she wanted to do. “Did you…
True Love Never Fails – Chapter 3
“Well, you are right, the laws of the King specifically say you can only have one wife. You should mention the agreement you made with Rachel's father seven years ago and hold him to it.…
Journey of Discovery Chapter 24 (A Kingdom Hearts Story)
As much as I wanted to leave with my prize, I decided to stay and watch the fight. It had proven to be amusing to watch that moron get his butt handed to him by…
On Reading Thomas Merton: I Didn’t Know a Brow was Involved
To read Thomas Merton, we are scold-told,is middlebrow spirituality. I never knew that a brow was involvedbecause I see the barber every week But I like Father Louis (bourgeois or not)and his brave travelogues of…
White Swan: An Analysis of Odette in Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake”
There, on the moonlit lake, gliding and diving, sending ripples out and causing the stars in the velvety reflection to tremble, the white swan dances. Commonly known as Odette in Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, she is…
The Hardy Boys: The Tower Treasure – Ch 7
Jack and Jerry returned to the clearing, bringing a couple of police cars and Chief Collig with them. By then, Frank and Joe had dusted for fingerprints on both wigs, taken a strand of hair…
Crossing the Space Between – Chapter 8 – The Slumber Party Begins
“Evie!” Sophie leapt off the bench as the blue-clad princess strolled into the Chip Shop, completely forgetting the pirates were just behind, “I’m so glad—” “It’s great to see you too, Sophie!” the blue-clad girl…
True Love Never Fails – Chapter 2
Dominic nearly stumbled as a dark figure rushed into his arms. “I just saw the list of challenges Father wrote up. I have been sworn to secrecy, so I can't tell you what they are,…