Originally posted on A 
Baader:
In a sense, every human construction, whether mental or material, is a component in a landscape of fear because it exists in constant chaos. -Yi fu Tuan ‘Landscapes of Fear’ So, after what seems… Continue reading We are the Makers of Maps
Originally posted on The Pygmy Giant:
by Mike Russell Oh look, it’s one of those aqua-birds! They are common here in the desert. See the large, skin sack that hangs from its throat? That is full of water. Tragically, all aqua-birds birds are completely unaware of this fact. Constantly thirsty, they fly around the desert in search of something to drink. The aqua-birds’ thirst induces hallucinations of extraordinarily beautiful and ornate birdbaths. Look, this bird has seen one now! See how it dives towards the ground. Now see as it lands and pecks at the sand, bemused, the mirage having… Continue reading Aqua-birds
Originally posted on Runnin Off at the Mouth….:
The Dead Must Die. Bull Run Battlefield, VA (April 22, 1990, © F. P. Dorchak) I wrote this story based on a dream I had as a kid. What happened to me in the dream (and past life) is what happened in the opening scene to this story. I’d awoken from my dream in actual pain and had rolled off my bed onto the floor, clutching my side for several moments before “coming to.” Years later, in adulthood, I’d found out that one of my other brothers had had “the same dream.”… Continue reading Etched in Stone
Originally posted on The Strange and The Curious…:
Texas, USA, ten days ago… Fretlock bucked and whinnied as Kansas tried to bring him under control. He was a small horse but ‘My Gaaad, what spirit!’ the seasoned handler mused. “Where d’ya get this ‘un from, Auguss?” he asked his brother, as Fretlock stubbornly stomped dust. “He was tooken from some place in Englan’, Kansas. The Duke brung him over laass week.” “The Duke? That feller giives me the heeby jeebies… Whooooaaaah!” Fretlock had bucked again. “You ain’t wrong, Kansas. But he always got goood produc’. This howss is one uncommon… Continue reading Palomino – by Olivier de Beventine
I’ve seen people walk out of the cinema before a Coen film has ended, and I’ve heard the confused and annoyed chatter during the end credits, but the brothers have still managed to break really quite unusual, niche films into the mainstream. Perhaps this is partly due to the large list of popular actors who are keen to work with them. Continue reading Those Curious Coen Brothers
Nothing Is Strange is 99cents until Feb 23rd! Continue reading Food for Thought: a Review of Nothing Is Strange by Mike Russell
Originally posted on CSP Archives:
Nothing Is Strange – Mike Russell: StrangeBooks 2015 StrangeBooks is an innovative and unique small publisher based in Brighton. And to me, knowing Brighton as I do, StrangeBooks is a phenomena that could only have… Continue reading Stranger than Strange
Originally posted on Celluloid Wicker Man:
The landscape painter and augmenter, Paul Nash, had a momentary, glimpsed relationship with the Wiltshire town of Avebury. The landscape, which brims with a sense of ancientness and magic, evidently enraptured the painter for… Continue reading Responses: Avebury Photos (1933 + 1942) – Paul Nash.
Originally posted on Jaffalogue:
What a great year for reading! I posted more than 300 reviews this year and have some recommendations to give in many different genres. I will try to limit the “Best of” Awards to things published in 2015 or re-published in 2015 after getting first noticed in 2014. [This is common for short stories and novellas.] POETRY: [tie] –Robert Okaji’s If Your Matter Could Reform is exquisite. [5 beautiful stars] Note that his poetry blog is listed below in best creative writing blogs of the year, too. –Jamie Sharpe’s Cut-up Apologetic is funny, sharp, and poignant.… Continue reading Jaffalogue’s Best Reads of 2015: Part 1
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