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Review: The Man on the Ceiling by Steve Rasnic Tem & Melanie Tem

Posted on Jan 7th, 2009 by Marmalade

I don't enjoy most popular horror and I don't normally buy horror to read, but this book attracted me.  It has nice cover art (you can judge a book by its cover), and I had noticed it at the bookstore... More »

Love: Tragic & Otherwise

Posted on Dec 15th, 2008 by Marmalade

human connection... so rare and fleeting

Posted on Nov 22nd, 2008 by Marmalade

There is something that has been on my mind for quite a while.  Being online has continually reminded me of it.  My first online community was a MBTI forum for INFPs.  As I'm an INFP,... More »

PKD's Love of the Disordered & Puzzling

Posted on May 21st, 2008 by Marmalade

I actually had to develop a love of the disordered & puzzling , viewing reality as a vast riddle to be joyfully tackled, not in fear but with tireless fascination.  What has been most needed... More »

Marina Warner on Rilke

Posted on May 20th, 2008 by Marmalade

"Every Angel is terrible." Duino Elegies , Rainer Maria Rilke Phantasmagoria By Marina  Warner Pages 54-55: In an essay about playing with dolls, the poet Rainer Maria Rilke describes the way imagination stirs to fill... More »

Labels, Religion, and Falling in Love

Posted on Apr 22nd, 2008 by Marmalade

"If your mind is empty, it is always ready for anything; it is open to everything. In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities; in the expert's mind there are few." Shunryu Suzuki-roshi (1905 -... More »

Where in your life do you follow your heart?

Posted on Apr 12th, 2008 by Marmalade

There are only two times that I feel fully in my heart, but I don't know if that means I'm following my heart.  Those two times are when I'm meditating and when I'm walking alone in... More »