Author: Annachie

Diamanda Galas is Goddess

Fuck the Police and

I live on campus in family housing at a large state university in the buckle of the Bible Belt (Tennessee), with my two kids. On May 1, Beltane, I was busted for having pot in my apartment. The campus police came to my door after being called because my older son got into a fight… Continue reading Fuck the Police and

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Goths and Zombies

I was flipping through the channels on my TV recently and came across a program on the Discovery Channel called “Goths and Zombies.” Curious, I stopped to watch. It turned out to be a sort of collage of segments about strange and unexplained events (a la Ripley’s Believe-it or-not) including zombies in Haiti and the… Continue reading Goths and Zombies

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Joyce on death

“The next day brought death and judgement, stirring his soul slowly from its listless despair. The faint glimmer of fear became a terror of spirit as the hoarse voice of the preacher blew death into his soul. He suffered its agony. He felt the death-chill touch the extremities and creep onwards toward the heart, the… Continue reading Joyce on death

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suicide

last night i went to see my brothers’ band play in nashville. they’re a punk band from portland. two of my brothers are in the band. they played a song called “confessions of a suicide advocate” and dedicated it to our youngest brother, who is in the hospital following his second suicide attempt in the… Continue reading suicide

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