It is Epiphany, 6 January, the close of the Christmas season. This is the date the Catholic Church assigned to the arrival of the Magi and also the date that Jesus met up with John the Baptist and was blessed by God in the river. Epiphany comes from a Greek word meaning "appearance" or "manifestation".… Continue reading The Daily: 6 January 2023
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The Daily: 4 January 2023
Since Twitter is all but useless now, I've migrated over to Project Mushroom. But some things just don't feel right there. I'm not sure those folks are interested in poetry word prompts, for one thing. So that happens exclusively on my AllPoetry contests. I post four words a month and let folks write on any… Continue reading The Daily: 4 January 2023
The Thing We Won’t Name
A Thursday Friday Thoughts for reasons of timeliness. Also, tomorrow is Distaff Day and there shall be things said about that. Warning: This is me splutteringly angry. You may not want to read on... And here we are… it’s the first anniversary of the day a couple thousand desperate white guys attacked the Capitol Building,… Continue reading The Thing We Won’t Name