So it is finished.
This time, this year, these lights we kindle.
As the season gathers comfort and rejuvenation
In a world uncertain, but beautiful, still we kindle.
As the darkness stills and the winds cradle
Dressed upon these lights, these years we kindle.
As the heart wishes what to ...

Over here in Greece, it's Christmas Caroling day and also Day We Officially Start Eating Ourselves Into a Coma!

I hope however you're observing your Christmas Eve, that you have a good time, or a calm time, or a rejuvenating time with those you want around you but ...

Site redesign update, NEWS!
ThrisbyDude is working on a version of a new logo for the site! The idea will be to rotate through a bunch of logos by different people and use them to celebrate special days or publicise events. I really love what he's come up with ...

As we head into Christmas very shortly, I have just this wish for all of y'all - that you are happy, and fulfilled, and your life is as close as possible to the one you want.

This has been a challenging year for many of us. It's unusual times ...

The used left behind. What is the news to come ahead.
What is the flesh to succeed distress when questions fades to mesmerize.

They come all announced. What slums remains unshed.
Which nerve secretes success when secrets fades to realize.

That ill they suppress. That illumination still creaks.
Who’s ...

There's a weird hermit living at the edge of a street. Rumours fly about him and what he does all day, whether he's a criminal or a psychopath. People don't go near him or his property and any interaction is minimal. Until a young vagrant kid stumbles ...

Hello everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck. I am taking a break from submitted comics this time to spotlight a panel from a recent comic I stumbled upon. This week we're talking about the comic Withdrawn, created by Duck ...

When I was a youngster…and as I got older, too, I was always a big fan of the Super-Team. The X-Men, X-Factor, Alpha Flight, The Avengers…some of these were my favorite comics. And of course, the Super Friends was an old school cartoon that we loved as littl ...

This is gonna be yet another rambling kind of post and a long one at that–so be warned. In the recent month I’ve been doing some soul searching that ties into this personal Christmas shopping spree of sorts that I’ve had recently. To be more specific, I ...

Okay, this is a semi-rant and train of thought post, because I've had a couple whiskey and I'm Having Thoughts About Things. You have been warned.

There was one thing that always bothered me in villains that monologue in movies (I also see it in how social media ...