Monthly Archives: December 2011

The malleability of gender and identity

Here is a thought experiment. Remove the body and place the consciousness in an empty shell, say a robot. Take it one step further – put it in another body of the same sex. Then, put it in the opposite … Continue reading

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Chin episodes

The structure is fairly straightforward. There is a story arc that spans all of them and involves Lao Ma. That is the glue holding them together; the meat is the tales and there are about fourteen of them so far. … Continue reading

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Coward explained

John is the narrator. He has a dream the night before he meets his two potential loves. One is his true one, a very intense flame that will burn for a short time and then extinguished. The other is a … Continue reading

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Christmas 2011 with Xena and Buffy

FADE IN: INT. AMPHIPOLIS – INN – WINTER SOLSTICE/NIGHT The tavern is empty, aside from our two heroines. Gabrielle extinguishes the oils lamps and heads for the inn kitchen. The remaining light source shows Xena lingering in the back for … Continue reading

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Xena: Warrior Princess 2.0 – second season’s visions continued

Remember Nothing Part Two. Two people stumble on the battlefield across the river from Amphipolis. Long line of crosses goes up and down the dirt road and army camp opposite is a smoking ruin. Who did this and why? Why … Continue reading

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Coward

What if you had a prophetic dream? Tomorrow, you are going to find love but there is a catch. There always is with those things. Coward, a short meditation on life, is available in PDF, HTML, and WORDPAD flavors. Check … Continue reading

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Xena: Warrior Princess 2.0 – second season’s visions

You would think it would be as simple as seeing a vision and then transferring it to paper. That is not always the case, with some of them being almost a puzzle. Here are a few of those from the … Continue reading

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Is There a Doctor in the House? – Xena, the guilt addict

You know, watching the original, it appeared that every so often Xena went out of her way to get a fix. And when she got in that trough, pardon the analogy, she went whole hog. Sweet, delicious guilt slop – … Continue reading

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Is There a Doctor in the House? – Xena and Gabrielle, the language’s the thing

Gabrielle, laughing GABRIELLE Neigh. Yes, the title is a riff on Shakespeare’s “the play’s the thing.” This being Gabrielle’s account, the words are paramount; in fact, they are the only thing that matters. From the opening scene, the first one … Continue reading

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Is There a Doctor in the House? – Xena, Gabrielle, and Athena, troubling questions

How would you feel if your spouse tied their life to a volatile and troubled individual? What if said individual repeatedly hurt your spouse, yet they refused to leave? More significantly, what if your spouse declared that this individual always … Continue reading

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