Curious, Semele asked Zeus to grant her a boon. Zeus, eager to please his beloved, promised on the River Styx to grant her anything she wanted. She then demanded that Zeus reveal himself in all his glory as proof of his godhood. Though Zeus begged her not to ask this, she persisted and he was [...]
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Semele
March 18, 2012
Posted in Art, New Letters, Stories | Tagged: greek mythology, semele, story of semele, zeus | Leave a Comment »
November Dream
February 22, 2010
“Soon, I saw a strange animal on the beach. It was half sheep half boar or half sheep half cow.”
Posted in Art, Old Letters, Stories | Tagged: dream narrative, dreams, imagination, matthew barney, strange creatures, subconsious dream world | Leave a Comment »
Oases of Power and Wonder
December 4, 2009
“But it’s an eerie desolation in the desert. Out here you hope for signs of life.”
Posted in New Letters, Stories, Travel | Tagged: desert, Las Vegas, surreal, travel narrative | Leave a Comment »
The Grim Reaper of Shellac
November 1, 2009
Life, death, and gigantic record collections.
Posted in Music, Old Letters, People, Philosophy, Stories | Tagged: record collecting record collector KRE radio berkeley san francisco main library event events records vinyl shellac victrola harry mcclintock great depression earl father hines 1920s 1930s 1940s | Leave a Comment »
