What makes a monster scary? Is it its size? Is it the sharpness of its teeth or the length of its claws? It is the sound of its howls in the darkness? Is it because you are not it?
The show goes on. We’ll never catch all of it. We can’t. We’re part of it. Actors and audience simultaneously.
Happy Birthday to:
The latest distraction
When we meet them, we might see aliens as cute. If we’re lucky, they might also find us attractive. Maybe we’ll think the other smells good. Fortunately, neither of us is likely to find the other edible.
Baron von Emmelman was a German WW1 flying ace who was shot down over a Polish swamp. He died. The swamp claimed his body and then … magical stuff happened. Two decades after the Baron died, the Heap shuffled out of the swamp and into the hearts of millions.