Remembering Bermuda and Mary Celeste Busted! You know as children we sometimes revel in the mistakes of our parents. They are, of course, faultless and will remind you of such until something happens that simply cannot be explained away—not even in the very best examples of parental misdirection. Alas, we were all subject to comparatively…… Continue reading Mary Celeste — The Silence of Seamen
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Beasts — Simon Sleeps, Simon Says
(not Simon!) Alex Taylor’s “Beasts” series continues with homicidal sleepwalking zombies — three words I would have heavily wagered to never type together. Alas, they exist, and you can further research them HERE. Featured in the Gainesville Times, March 8, 1988, Prof. Alex Taylor tells of a one Simon Fraser. No, not the Jacobite clan…… Continue reading Beasts — Simon Sleeps, Simon Says
Beast #1: Aleister Crowley — Read What Thou Wilt
It seems wholly unfitting to publish a column about someone as un-Christmas as Aleister Crowley. Somehow, my father managed a mere 500-word column to describe a man who, by Christian standards, is the epitome of evil. Perhaps I’m striving for criminal neutrality; it depends on one’s perspective. Crowley lost me after the first paragraph below.…… Continue reading Beast #1: Aleister Crowley — Read What Thou Wilt