One night, I explained to Garry about house-elves. He isn’t a big reader of fantasy, so some of this stuff was news to him. I told him if we left milk and cookies out, the little folk would come to our… Read More ›
Myths and Fables
THE GREATEST BROADWAY MUSICAL — Marilyn Armstrong
Back in my bright college days, I was a music major. I hung out on the quad with other wannabe musicians on warm sunny days where we planned projects which would make us famous. Symphonies. Great achievements as conductors and… Read More ›
THE RISING OF THE PHOENIX – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Tattoo I have one big tattoo of a phoenix on my left calf. I had it put there when I was 55 years old because it described my life better than anything else I could think of…. Read More ›
HOLLIDAY, EARP, AND MASTERSON – Marilyn Armstrong
Everyone knows the story of Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and the OK Corral. It’s possibly the most iconic story out of the “wild west.” But there are many more stories yet untold. I’ve been following the trail of this one for a… Read More ›
ARE THE ANTICHRISTS RULING OUR WORLD? – Marilyn Armstrong
In the course of visiting Tom and Ellin, Tom and I decided one night that Donald Trump is the antichrist. Now since neither of us is religious or even tangentially Christian, this might be considered a rather odd conclusion for… Read More ›
MYTH, MAGIC, AND HOUSEKEEPING – Marilyn Armstrong
Last night, I explained to Garry about house-elves. He isn’t a big reader of fantasy, as I am, so some of this stuff hasn’t gnawed at the edges of his consciousness. I told him if we were to leave milk and… Read More ›
AMERICA IN 140 WORDS – Marilyn Armstrong
The original Revolution was mostly about money, like all wars. Especially about taxes on tea, which was huge until we discovered coffee. Also, who should pay what and to whom. We believed we should keep all the money. King George felt otherwise. We offered to… Read More ›
AN ILLUSION OF THIEVES by CATE GLASS – Marilyn Armstrong
This is a world where magic has been banned. Anyone displaying signs of ability to perform it is drowned, murdered … or worse (yes, there IS worse). Amidst the terror, a group of secret magic users discovers one another. Collectively,… Read More ›
BEWARE OF MAN! – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC – Beware of Man! Harking back to yesterday’s long discussion of ARE YOUR VALUES WORTH A SONG AND A MOVIE? – Marilyn Armstrong which was based on Fandango’s Provocative Question #18: Man (as opposed to a woman) should not… Read More ›
NINIANE, LADY OF THE LAKE – Reblog – Flint Johnson
TALLHWCH – The pursuit of history The first mention of either the Lady of the Lake or Ninian (Niniane, Vivian, etc.) is to be found in the late work Prose Merlin. Her character remains much the same through to Sir Thomas Malory,… Read More ›
How The Universe Began ~ The Dogon View – Tish Farrell
Originally posted on Tish Farrell:
The Dogon people of the Bandiagara Plateau in Mali, West Africa have an extraordinarily complex cosmology that informs every aspect of their socio-sacred lives. First communicated by Dogon elders to French anthropologist, Marcel Griaule, in…
DESPERADOES: RIDING WITH THE DALTONS – RON HANSEN
Desperadoes: A Novel, by Ron Hansen This is not a new book. It was released again on Kindle in May 2013. Desperadoes has been available in soft or hardcover (currently, only soft) since 1997. I love western movies and have since I… Read More ›
