RDP Wednesday: BLANK
AI Artwork by:
cursejourney
You don’t have to cover someone’s face with an iron mask or dark heavy cloth to make them invisible, to make them a non-person.
You can make them invisible by refusing to acknowledge their very existence with a smirk, a quip or with unbridled lust stamping them out of existence by banning or burning their books, their art, mocking their music, or when you mispronounce their name with glee.
That is much more insidious, isn’t it?
RDP Tuesday: GOAL!
AI Artwork By: Pumpkin Empress
I have been known to chart my life, I have a list of goals that I want to accomplish, I promise myself everyday that I will care about my future.
I even track my New Years Resolutions and note which ones I kept.
Why do I do this, you may be wondering.
Well first off, I’m a writer so it feels natural to write things down.
In addition to that there was something about housing my life in words committed to paper that makes me feel in control of things. On the other hand they are a lists and lists by nature are boring-and then one day I looked at one of my goals- I mean I REALLY looked at it and one of my goals jumped out at me.
Visit Miami, Florida.
My cousin lives in Florida, but I’d rather meet him in Hawaii where our family lives. So the reason I wanted to visit Miami was this:
I had started watching ” Dexter ” on Netflix and there are so many exciting exterior shots in Dexter that I started to want to go and see Miami for myself.
It looked so exciting. Especially at night plus they were always show things like Cuban food and Cuban music in these beach front clubs and the women all wear really cool summer clothes and the heat didn’t bother anyone.
They all look so cool.
Here’s the thing.
On my list, the list of things I use as guidelines for my life was an item inspired by a show about a Serial Killer.
Call me odd, but I’m not sure that my list is as boring as I have always thought they were. I might just have to put a little more gusto into them.
RDP Wednesday BELL
William Porter Attempts to Burn the Witch (Illus. 1894)
In the Bell Witch lore, the Bell Witch haunting began sometime in 1817 when John Bell witnessed the apparition of a strange creature resembling a dog with the head of a rabbit on his property.
The description of Bell’s apparition reminded me of artwork found in medieval bibles that were called illuminated manuscripts and featured in the countless tapestries and prints I have run across of the years and stories I have seen showing medieval bunnies going bad:
Picture it- some of this artwork were created in t in dark and spooky monasteries by monks who lived and breathed stories about the end of the world, demons and the Devil and a mean God who would smite you at the drop of a hat.
Maybe some of those other Monks were probably just into satire hence the killer bunnies. I still haven’t found any story that convinces me WHY bunnies were portrayed as killers, but they were.
My point is, some of the artwork is just bizarre- this wasn’t the post I was planning on writing today, but the Bell Witch took me there.
A few years ago I was traveling to the Midwest to see my Son and his family.
I had a slow start on the morning I had left, so I hadn’t eaten any breakfast. That was ok because I don’t really feel hungry until I’m awake. I figured I’d get something to eat at the airport. Once I got to the airport I still wasn’t hungry and by the time I was on the plane and in the air I remembered I hadn’t ordered a meal so all I had to eat was a pack of cookies ( they’re actually pretty good ) and some pretzels.
Ugh. Not very appetizing.
So by the time I landed and got my baggage and met my son in the pickup loop I was STARVING.
I didn’t care where we stopped for a meal, I didn’t care how much it cost. I was so hungry!
We stopped for lunch and the tab was around $30.00 (US) for the both of us.
I couldn’t believe it cost that much.
WOW, you might be thinking, Anita must be a massive cheapskate if she thinks $30.00 is an expensive meal!
I do actually because my son and I stopped at a McDonalds and I am sorry but that is an expensive meal given that we stopped at a fast food burger joint.
On the other hand, even though I will always feel it was over priced, I have to admit-
IT WAS DELICIOUS.
AI Artwork by:
PUMPKIN EMPRESS