The end of the world is nigh. The antichrist is born, and promptly mislaid. An angel and a demon, who have gone native, decide they really don’t want the world to be destroyed as they quite like it. This is a very funny read. It takes a poke at religion, concepts of heaven and hell,…
If only I could hold it That intangible something Always just beyond reach Like voices in another room With the door slightly ajar They speak, but I can’t hear what they say One day I might push open that door And rush in to kneel before the speakers I will humbly say ‘teach me what…
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119227/ This is not your regular Snow White. There is no Queen, no Prince, and no dwarves (well, technically there is one dwarf.) Also, thankfully, Snow White is not called Snow White (a silly name), and instead has the much more believable name of Lilliana Hoffman. But there is a very wicked (and extremely crazy)…
Be fruitful, says the Lord We think immediately of branches reaching high, laden with goodness. We think of what we can see. Wait a minute, says the Lord, think a moment I have made different types of fruitfulness, and different ways of growing Branches may not grow high, but roots may reach deep Holding onto…
As long as people have been around, there have been bullies, and their victims. We like to think that we are becoming more civilized, but some things never seem to change, in spite of laws and rules of conduct. I believe that there are certain aspects of human behaviour that are so deeply ingrained that…
The wheels of the bus spin round and round And the people on the bus hang upside down And the smoke from the bus floats through the air And the blood from the bus pools under there And the people from the papers go ‘click click click’ With a glee for the headlines which is…
This week the author Ursula Le Guin passed away at the age of 88. As one of my favourite authors from a very young age, I wanted to write a tribute to her work, and how it has impacted me over the years. Unlike many fans, my first encounter was not with the Earthsea trilogy,…
Now we are drudging caterpillars But then we will shed the dried cocoons of our bodies Spread multi coloured wings And embrace the light Dancing before the face of God His eternal worship The beats of our wings Blow soft breeze to our loved ones Who wait to join us in the dance Reminding them…
(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1706593/) Three teenage boys come across an alien artefact and gain mysterious powers. Sounds like a million superhero movies we’ve seen, right? Not this time. “Chronicle” is a clever look at what might actually happen if something like that occurred. Do our heroes turn into heroes? Do they turn into villains? Well, initially at least,…
We can’t afford it, the government cries We can’t let the poor eat Because then we’d miss out on the next gala brunch Offering all that is tasty and sweet We can’t tax big business, The poor things must keep what they’ve got Everyone knows that taxing should only Be paid by those who…
Eclectic Assemblage 