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Throwback Thursday: that one time an eclipse heralded a vampire apocalypse.

Seriously, if you’re a horror fan and you’ve somehow missed the television adaptation of Guillermo del Toro’s “The Strain” (2014-2017), then you don’t know what you’re missing.



Yes, I ran this joke two years ago.

Hey, how often do you have the opportunity to joke about an eclipse?



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It was a briefclipse.

As any of my fellow Roanokers can attest, viewing conditions for the 2024 solar eclipse were not ideal.  My perseverance did pay off, however … the clouds unexpectedly parted around 3 PM, near the height of the phenomenon.

And it was pretty damned trippy to watch.



The Piker Press publishes “Blue.”

The Piker Press featured my short poem “Blue” today; you can find it right here at the link.

As always, thanks to Managing Editor Sand Pilarski for selecting my work!  🙂



Bring it on, terrifying celestial portent.

I ain’t afraid of you.

Note the presence of my regular nerd glasses underneath my eclipse glasses.  The reasons for that are somewhat complicated; just move along.

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My friends are talking about the Greek classics.

I know there’s a pun to be found here somewhere, but so far Odyssey it.



Oh, c’mon.  This joke was a Homer run.



I’m probably being a mother hen.

I do that a lot.  I’m pretty sure it’s gotten worse after I hit 50.

But PLEASE do not look at the eclipse at ALL Monday without eclipse glasses.  You really can go blind like that.




An earthquake and an eclipse within four days of each other?

I hope Demi Moore’s unborn child is okay.

(IYKYK.)



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(And I feel so hollow about it.)

My brain: concentrate on the task in front of you.

Also my brain:

My horse-fake brings all of Troy to the yard.
That’s right — its belly holds swords!
That’s right — its belly holds swords!
Gonna teach them — with a Graecian charge!



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Le Cheval de Troie, Henri-Paul Motte, 1874