Recently I spent some time skimming through some of my Saint Mystery magazines reading various short stories. I read some of Leslie Charteris' Saint stories to see how they hold up NOW. When I was a pre-teen they couldn't be beat until I discovered Donald Hamilton's Matt Helm (and the Nick Carter Killmaster series but that's a whole other better left unposted story). Young adult to the mid-40s found me looking somewhat with disdain at them as mystery and adventure stories but mellowness has set ...
Updated 06-24-2010 at 09:57 PM by mtpspur (typos and missed a title to Christie)
The Fall of La Belle Dame Sans Merci You have me lashed down upon your altar of sacrifice naked flesh torn and twisted laid down beneath the chains you bind me to. My wings severed there is no room left for escape as I stare into the hopeless sky above and cry my tears in pools of moonlight. You've ensnared me in your midnight eyes caught my reflection before the ...
So this week has been pretty chill. My older brother came down for a few days. He's leaving today, but i'm glad for the time we got to spend with each other. Also today i'll be seeing a vocal therapist. she will hopefully teach me some techniques that help me speak better which in the end will help my vocal cords heal faster and keep them from getting "ruined" again. Gah, until that time i must stick with the medicine. As i posted saterday, i went and saw Toy Story ...
Mason made up a magic word, AJIGABA. It's been my very favorite word. He uses this word to stop me from telling him to do something. If he says it with just the right magical flair it works. It cracks me up and I forget what I'm telling him to do. Since Mason has had such great success with this magic word we have all taken to using it. If the kids are fighting I can do a fancy ajigaba and they stop. I think it would work for you, too, but you'd have to master the magical flair delivery. ...