Faith At A Funeral
How do you find the will to go on, as an unbeliever faced with death? I struggled at my grandmother’s funeral.
Month: November 2012
The Sandman 6: Fables & Reflections – Neil Gaiman
Fables and Reflections by Neil GaimanMy rating: 5 of 5 stars <spoiler alert> This is by far, my favorite of all the Sandman books. After the letdown of Book 5: A Game of You, this one fully rewarded me for staying loyal to the Dream arc. A collection of 8…
My Not-Quite Valentine
I know it’s not February but I’m silly that wayYou know this already, my part-time boyfriendAlmost loverFriend with such delightful benefits Just as I know you dislike labels so I torment you with a few hundred moreWeekend soul mateWeeknight playmateStandby date, always on call for an SMS or two It’s…
The Dating Thing
Let’s do the dating thing.
The Sandman 5: A Game of You – Neil Gaiman
The Sandman 5: A Game Of You by Neil GaimanMy rating: 1 of 5 stars <spoiler alert> This is the first long-form Sandman story that doesn’t break in between for a short, breather tale. It’s a different style from Book 2: The Doll’s House which was probably the last one…
You Make Me Cry
Bad poetry, alcohol & cigarettesStupid romcoms, cheap sexThe old failsafe remedies send their regrets I could build another handful of dreamsSew up the tears,show but a hint of blood at the seams But this isn’t the ache of oldIt’s the poison of too many hungers fed with smokeToo little, too…
The Sandman 4: Season of Mists – Neil Gaiman
Season of Mists by Neil GaimanMy rating: 4 of 5 stars <spoiler alert> The fourth Sandman book is where you get to meet the entire Endless family in one place – or at least the still active ones. Destiny, the eldest, calls for a family conclave. Desire needles Dream about…
The Sandman 3: Dream Country – Neil Gaiman
Dream Country by Neil GaimanMy rating: 4 of 5 stars <spoiler alert> The third Sandman novel is a collection of 4 short stories – 3 featuring Dream and 1 with Death. ‘Calliope’ tells of an imprisoned woman who just happens to be one of the Muses. Her captors are writers…
It’s not a fling if it’s not something you can just throw away
It’s not a fling if it is not something that you can just throw away. It’s just not. Then why are you doing it? Who knew having fun could be so much effort?
Love, Learn, Live
You never stop growing. Never stop marveling at how little you knew last year or ten years ago. I wonder if it’s just me or everyone feels this way sometimes. Like I’m so different now than I was a few years ago, if I went back in a time machine,…