Monthly Archives: August 2008

Ember Days

Posted on August 30, 2008 by ubu507

  This poem was inspired by Night Battles: Witchcraft and Agrarian Cults in the 16th and 17th Centuries by Carlo Ginzburg     Ember Days   There are women Who during the Ember Days Go out of their senses travel … Continue reading →

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The Unspotted Mirror Of Transcendence

Posted on August 29, 2008 by ubu507

  Here’s another ancient bit of Wisdom (Sophia) literature UBUized for your protection:   Where I prayed, and understanding was given me: I called and the spirit of Wisdom came unto me. I preferred her before scepters and thrones, and … Continue reading →

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Chance

Posted on August 27, 2008 by ubu507

    Chance   Fine You don’t want to answer Don’t you know that Any day anything Can happen and You won’t even have The chance    

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More Profound Than The Abyss: Wisdom Sings Her Own Praises

Posted on August 26, 2008 by ubu507

  I’m working on a Sophia (Wisdom) Quote bag. In the meantime here’s my adaptation of a text from the second century BC:   Wisdom sings her own praises, Before her people she proclaims her glory. In the congregation of … Continue reading →

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Greg Shell

Posted on August 24, 2008 by ubu507

When Karen told me Greg was dead I said you’re kidding and, of course, she said Uh, no, I’m not, why would I be kidding? But that was my first reaction because I couldn’t understand how someone who was so … Continue reading →

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In Memorium

Posted on August 20, 2008 by ubu507

  G. A. Shell – August 28, 1956 – August 16, 2008 God, this sucks… I guess I’m just getting to the age where people I know are dying, but this one is the worst. Yeah, I don’t have a … Continue reading →

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The POD People WEIRD OUT

Posted on August 19, 2008 by ubu507

  Is it just me or do some of these Print On Demand (formerly known as Vanity Press) titles I’ve picked out sound, well, SERIOUSLY WEIRD?   Angelic Cravings by Crymsyn R. Hart (Cacoethes Publishing House) The Angel of Death … Continue reading →

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Segelfoss Town by Knut Hamsun

Posted on August 16, 2008 by ubu507

  Having finished the first book in Knut Hamsun’s Segelfoss series, Children of the Age, I naturally wanted to move on to the second, Segelfoss Town. I was one click away from buying it for a pretty penny on ABE … Continue reading →

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Religion in Ann Arbor

Posted on August 15, 2008 by ubu507

  There are as many Buddhist Temples as Catholic Churches (five). The Jewish Cultural Society bills itself as " A Secular Humanistic Community." There are also: one Mormon, one Muslim, one Greek Orthodox, one Messianic Jewish, one Quaker and one … Continue reading →

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Hubert Crackanthorpe: Forgotten Genius

Posted on August 13, 2008 by ubu507

  Honestly, I’m not trying to be willfully obscure or elitist or anything like that when I rave about a writer like Hubert Crackanthorpe (1870-1896), it’s just that I think the guy is really, really good. If remembered at all … Continue reading →

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