A Carnival of Ipseity: My Genealogy Journey

Ipseity. Noun. Individual Identity. I was first introduced to genealogy back in the seventh grade when we had to make a family pedigree for science class. I found it rather boring. Because I am an only child with several other… Continue Reading →

Like A Sinner Before the Gates of Heaven: A Tribute In 6 Movements

{{ One }} Though my introduction to Meat Loaf was a “1993’s Top 10 Hits” compilation CD containing the radio edit of I Would Do Anything For Love (perhaps his most iconic hit), the song that would forever shape my fandom was Good Girls… Continue Reading →

The Year’s End: Our Echoes Roll From Soul To Soul, Sydney Fireworks And Grunewald Hotel Revisited

O love, they die in yon rich sky,They faint on hill or field or river;Our echoes roll from soul to soul,And grow forever and forever.Blow, bugle, blow, set the wild echoes flying,And answer, echoes, answer, dying, dying, dying. — Alfred… Continue Reading →

For Sagacious Eyes Only (aka Bond Girl Cassandra as Photoshop Subject)

Dear Avalon, The first money I made off of my artistic endeavors was on a now-defunct social networking site called Gather.Com. I was an active member from around 2007 to 2009(ish). Basically, I posted my various ponderings, both written and… Continue Reading →

My Original Muse, In Creativity and In Life

Dear Avalon, Muse. Noun. A person or personified force who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist. So, there was that crush on actor/TV personality Mike O’Malley, some would argue. And indeed, that was a phase that lasted roughly… Continue Reading →

Goldfinches In Green Forests Under Cassandra Skies

Dear Avalon, A little over two decades ago, this used to be my digital playground. It could be the pure white beaches of the Australian seaside village that was the hometown of one of my idols (from which this blog… Continue Reading →

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