Category Archives: Monsters
Holiday Spirit(s)
I was the last child of three. And with each Christmas, my older siblings’ interests in the holiday waned. My mother, too, seemed to care a little less about all the preparations each year. So, in the void they left … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Cultural Leitmotifs, Monsters, Reflections
Tagged Christmas, Creature from the Black Lagoon, G.I. Joe, Gumby, Holiday Spirit, Perry Como, Tarzan
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The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
To a solitary child, the world outside his head can feel a bit oppressive. Each morning of the school week becomes an exercise in steely determination. He knows he has to cross that border at the edge of his internal … Continue reading