Dark Sentiments 2015 – Day 1: Never Tenderized but Better Seasoned

| October 1, 2015

  So you’ve come back Goode Readers. Welcome, and may I say that it’s nice to see your faces again, even as I note more than a few of you are a little more scarred and worn about the chassis than this time last year. Ah well; you’re still above the sod, and time wounds […]

The Bitch Tied to the Bedpost

| September 5, 2015

    Billingr’s girl watches on while Odin encounters the bitch tied to her bedpost (1895) by Lorenz Frølich is a lovely piece of art work depicting a monumental moment in the history of the cock tease. The piece is based on a tale attributed to Odin Himself that has come down to us by […]

I Honed My Knife for This?

| August 22, 2015

In the tradition established by my earlier pieces, The Game – Sharp and To the Point and When Zip Met John, I offer this. I Honed My Knife for This? By LFM An urge to drain my bilge was how I met the stupid lad. He was lurking just outside the door Where toilets could […]

Ode to the Colicky Bairn

| August 15, 2015

By all reports, Mrs. LFM and I were both colicky babies. Having both been born at a very young age, neither of us has any direct recollection, so we’re forced to take parental word on that. Rumour has it that 40% of babies have colic, and whether or not that is accurate, SFM Lukas represents […]

Of Flags and Standards

| July 11, 2015

This poem was inspired by an event that occurred just last night on the south shore of Nova Scotia. Symbols Three Dogs and I went out last eve’ To fertilize the yard, Yet soon I saw my comrades pause, Each silently aguard. Up stream upon the river Was where each had set their gaze. So […]

A Rifle Behind Each Blade of Grass

| June 14, 2015

Today’s title is a fragment of the sentiment spoken by Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto upon learning of the successful raid on Pearl Harbour: “In the first six to twelve months of a war with the United States and Great Britain I will run wild and win victory upon victory. But then, if the war continues after […]

Election Canada 2015 – Public Opinion Polls: Yes = No

| June 12, 2015

Gildor Inglorion: “That Gandalf should be late, does not bode well. But it is said: ‘Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.’ The choice is yours: to go or wait.” Frodo Baggins: “And it is also said, ‘Go not to the elves for counsel, for they […]

On This Day in 1944

| June 6, 2015

“I was born in 1957, and for Canadians of my generation, World Wars 1 and 2 can be compared to what can be said today of cancer, in that it would have been a difficult task during our formative years to swing the proverbial dead cat without hitting a member of a family that had […]

A Covenant with Motherhood

| May 10, 2015

  “While childbirth is, as the saying goes, one of the most truly Natural things in the world – a task that a Woman’s body is designed to perform repeatedly – it does not come without risk, and anything can happen. Here’s a reality check for you – as far back as our decision to […]

Musings Upon My Natal Day

| April 23, 2015

Springtime is a season of many and varying complexions here in Nova Scotia, and one of the many reasons affecting all the seasons leading us to often remark that if you don’t find the weather to your liking, just wait a few minutes. Because of this, choosing one’s attire for the day is slightly complicated […]