broken mirror

Seven years of bad luck

Broken Mirror The Undertaker and I have not yet put up our Christmas tree as we have been busy. We at least made the effort of bringing down the boxes full of our Christmasy things. While sifting through the boxes, looking at ornaments I accidentally dropped one and it broke into bits. The Undertaker burst…

salt

Salt away the bad luck

Millions of us enjoyed a lovely dinner with family on Thanksgiving Day. Even I enjoyed a beautiful Thanksgiving dinner with the Undertaker, who is a lovely cook. Before feasting we gave thanks to all that we have and offered words of hope for what we hope to come. Now, I mentioned the Undertaker is a…

dark witer

Missy

By: Martin Shelby

In Martin Shelby’s short story, “Missy,” the wintery dark months can sometimes bring out darker things. For some, there is protection, at a price. Do read.

Chicago Book EXPO

CHICAGO BOOK EXPO 2011

Click here for CHICAGO BOOK EXPO 2011 page NOVEMBER 19-20, 2011 Uptown Goldblatt’s Building (former Borders Books) 4720 N. Broadway location Uptown Broadway Building Hours: Saturday 10am-6pm Sunday 12pm-6pm Over 40 participating Chicago fiction and poetry presses in a pop-up bookstore! Press Release

The Evolution of Halloween

I purchased several bags of candy today. It’s not that we particularly expect Trick-or-Treaters  at the funeral home, but you never know. One must always be prepared for Halloween. The roots of our present day Halloween were planted thousands of years ago with Roman festivals, Celtic harvest celebrations and The Catholic Church’s commemoration of the…