Randy | December 23, 2011
If you’ve ever met anyone who watched even one episode of Seinfeld, you’ve heard of Festivus, AKA “A festivus for the rest of us”. If you’ve dug a little further, you’ll also know that today is the day. The origins of Festivus are not lost in antiquity. They lie in the writings and family practices […]
Randy | October 29, 2011
The Chair By LFM Malcolm found a shop one day He’d never seen before. It sold antiques and bric-a-brac, And dusty tomes of lore. He went inside to look about And as he made his rounds He found a chair marked, “Cursed Antique” “Reduced to 20 pounds.” Superbly carved from pitch black wood, It looked […]
Randy | October 28, 2011
For my own part, I regard stories that involve people making a pact with the Devil, or an ever burning Hell pit of damnation, as suitable fodder for entertainment, but nothing else. As a case in point, in the course of my research for Dark Sentiments 2011, I found the original, accept no substitutes, Dante’s […]
Randy | October 23, 2011
A friend of mine recently brought something to light that I had forgotten about until this morning. Back in 2008, a team led by French marine archaeologist Franck Goddio announced discovery of a bowl dating from between the late 2nd century B.C. and the early 1st century A.D, inscribed with what they believe to be the […]
Randy | October 20, 2011
Yesterday we looked at zombies and zombification – the dark art of creating a zombie. Part of that was the bizarre tale of Clairvius Narcisse who turned up alive 18 years after his “death” with reports of his zombification, 2 years enslaved as a zombie, his escape, and 16 years trying to find his way […]
Randy | October 15, 2011
Mark Twain wrote, “When I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it had happened or not. But my faculties are decaying now, and soon I shall be so that I cannot remember any but the things that never happened. It is sad to go to pieces like this, but we all have to do […]
Randy | October 12, 2011
Dark Sentiments 2010 included a profile of the work of incredibly gifted sculptor Ray Villafane. Famous for his artistry in pumpkin carving which I focused on last year, he began sculpting professionally in the field of toys and statues based on comic book heroes, and since 2008 has been working his magic at sand sculpture.
Randy | July 24, 2011
Photographer and blogger Sean “Mawhfawkin’” Cardinell is a great find, presently living and drinking only bottled beer in our neck of the woods. Like all good men, he’s rough hewn and cocky, and that only works if you’ve got the talent to back it up. He’s not even 20 yet so he’s crafting himself as […]
Randy | June 30, 2011
I have no small number of non-Canadian friends and I never tire of educating them about customs in my country. Tomorrow is Canada Day and I will be far too busy doing that most Canadian of things – canoeing with my Mate – to write anything here, so on this Canada Day Eve I am […]
Randy | May 25, 2011
I told her a ribald joke And I still remember The thud of her upper denture Against the toe of my boot. She peed herself As I passed her teeth back to her On bended knee.