Monthly Archives: February 2016

Hard Light, Elizabeth Hand, Minotaur, $25.99.

Posted on February 29, 2016 by ubu507

A stolen passport will only get you so far. That memorable first sentence reintroduces us to one of my favorite protagonists, Elizabeth Hand’s Cass Neary. Hard Light, the third installment in the misadventures of our anti-heroine follows closely on the … Continue reading →

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The Fallen

Posted on February 27, 2016 by ubu507

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from the Great Lakes Center for the Literary Arts Literocity Book Culture Club

Posted on February 26, 2016 by ubu507

Homer Pettingil was a decent little man – sober, industrious, a pillar of his community, until he… attended a convention, met up with a back-slapping buddy, drank enough daiquiris to douse his discretion, accepted the invitations of a shady lady … Continue reading →

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Figure of Isis-Aphrodite

Posted on February 25, 2016 by ubu507

Period: Roman Period Date: 2nd century A.D. Geography: From Egypt Medium: Terracotta painted brown, black, red, and pink on white engobe The Met

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Want

Posted on February 24, 2016 by ubu507

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Barrier

Posted on February 23, 2016 by ubu507

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The Gaze

Posted on February 18, 2016 by ubu507

Artist: Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913) Person in Photograph: Countess Virginia Oldoini Verasis di Castiglione (1835–1899) Date: 1856–57 Medium: Albumen silver print from glass negative The Met

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Bitter Remains

Posted on February 15, 2016 by ubu507

An indicator of decomposition Near the area of the sheen Tangled among the roots In the middle of a dark mass Like prey waiting To be torn asunder

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Judith with the Head of Holofernes, standing nude in a barren landsape

Posted on February 12, 2016 by ubu507

Artist: Cherubino Alberti (Zaccaria Mattia) (Italian, Borgo Sansepolcro 1553–1615 Rome) Date: 1570–1615 Medium: Engraving The Met