Fallen angel, answering my own questions
One, I should say, of the poems I enjoy the most. Its message is about resilience and freedom, both essential factors in the pursuit of happiness. Enjoy. Invictus Out of the night that covers me Black as the Pit from pole to pole I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the [...]
What follows is the first of a series of conversations with a man I have known for decades. This is his account of how we met, and yes, I play the Devil in this story. I have arranged the language and structure of the original post to fit the style of this blog. My Conversation [...]
This invocation of personal responsibility came from a long meditation on power and happiness. It is a sort of prayer to the sensibilities of the person observing it. It is an appeal to the human senses of intellectual and moral responsibility. It is a realisation, an admission that only the individual can be accountable for [...]
My human form, a man some of you have come to know as Peyton Dracco or other names depending on where you met him, is a bit of a problem. He tends to follow troublesome avenues and to manufacture experiences that appear like fantasies to the ordinary mind. Being featured in books, especially one titled A Fantastic Sex [...]
FROM THE FIrst CHAPTER OF A BOOK STILL UNTITLED DUE TO SECURITY CONCERNS. Prison Cell His door slams closed as he stands still waiting for the lights to go out. Days at M.D.C are hellish and nights are the only time he can focus on what matters, his family and surviving for his family. Days [...]
While some humans argue that it's not even a word, the term Positivity attracts considerable attention in the English-speaking world and other planes of existence. It is however an essential part of the pursuit of happiness. People swear by it. They invoke its power whenever the topics of personal-development and mental health come up in conversation. [...]
I hope I don't have to explain why this is one of my top picks when it comes to music. The Devil's Favourite Song, as it were. Admittedly, I enjoy the homage, and while it's slightly deprecating - I take it well. Enjoy! Video https://youtu.be/GgnClrx8N2k LYRICS Please allow me to introduce myselfI'm a man of [...]
From the final chapter of a book still untitled due to security reasons. Justice The reverberations of a lie, the death of a simple truth, and the Devil's tears all compound to keep the world blissful. As words of deception echo dramatically in the social winds, the same winds that one day will carry the [...]
Let's play a little game involving secret codes. This one is simple, and intended to show you how important these games are to the development of better thinking and problem solving skills. Our game results from a lovely conversation with some of my friends in the underworld. People who have spent their lives understanding secrecy [...]
As if you had to dig too deep to find a problem with religious fundamentalism, or a hundred. Perhaps the headline of this article is inappropriate at first glance, but I need to rant about one of the many difficulties the world should have with religion. I say I need to rant because this impulse comes from [...]