Happy Brightmas, of course. Hello from rainy Japan.— William

Gene Wolfe’s The Shadow of the Torturer. Sounds appropriate.

The Hawkworld mini-series by Tim Truman is my favorite take on Hawkman and Hawkgirl.

What text is this from?

Your profile pic inspired mine—Gray Mouser. My favorite Sword and Sorcery character.

The kepi hat is certainly a doable deed in your daily life.

You should try Mahmoud Darwish. My favorite contemporary poet. The edition by Copper Canyon Press has the Arabic too. “The Butterfly’s Burden.” So if you are diligent with your Google Translate, you can get an idea of the sound scheme.

The second one was still under construction. So that made it not overly funny. But that was clever plan by the Emperor to set a trap, and not be too funny at the same time. As Admiral Ackbar astutely surmised.

The course sounds very interesting. Cool photo. I once thought of weathering an anatomical skull and wrapping my 15 decade rosary around it. Frivolous, I know. My inner Goth acting up.

St. Bridget. There’s this weird tale in the Irish Annals about how Bridget and St. Colmcille had a magical battle in the sky. BTW has anyone seen this film?

Happy Brightmas Birgitta!

I’m finally here. But I think I’ve already forgot the new password. So many!