Happy Anniversary! Oh, Happy Anniversary!
As of this week's update, Les ages aux Folles is 23 years old! It began the first week in September, 2002. Remember when we thought no national leader could be…
And So, As It Must to All Web Sites, Bookization Came to Les Pages aux Folles
So, the way Les Pages aux Folles works is that articles are posted in the New section every week. When there are enough of them, they are divided into books…
Signs That I’m Not Normal, #237
I was sitting in a government office today, waiting my turn to change my mailing address since I will soon be moving. About 40 minutes after I arrived, my number…
Let Me Get This Off My Chest and We Can Move On…
While I doubt my friends need to hear this, I feel the need to say it anyway: morality, like love, should be considered a verb as well as a noun.…
So It Goes
Today, I am heartsick. Humanity seems to be accelerating down a path of darkness and irrationality the likes of which we have not seen in centuries, and satire is of…
Would. You. Like. To. Play. A. Game?
I think next week I will play a game called "I Am the Cosmos." The game is based on the idea that we are stardust, an idea prominently featured in…
More New Experiences
I was at a march the other day and, out of the blue, a cop who was bicycling past me said, "Hi, Ira. How's it going?" Well. This was the…
The Way My Mind Works…
So, my brain has decided to write a biography. It gave me a title, This Dysfunctional Life, and an opening sentence, "This is not a happy story." The first chapter…
The News Isn’t All Bad
Last week, I received an email telling me that my short story "Nary a Ghost of a Chance" was accepted for publication in the next issue of JOURN-E: The Journal…
It’s The Spice of Life!
I find it heartening that, at the age of 64, I can still have new experiences. Earlier today, I lost my Troublemakers cap. Aside from the obvious message, it had…
So, my cat died last night.
His name was Pretty Boy. He was tiny - half the size of the other cats in the house. He was old: we figure he was about 18, which is…
A tour through my creative process
I found myself at the Canadian National Exhibition this past weekend. It happens. Although it hasn't happened in over five years, so it was a nice reminder of something that…