You may recall that I had an earlier visit from a deceased author, but this one was unexpected. If you also recall that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was deeply committed to Spiritualism, it’s probably because of the infamous Cottingley Fairies[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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I’ve encountered several midrashim about Jonah, but this one (from Pirkey d’Rabbi Eliezer) is my favorite. Before Leviathan flees, Jonah tells it off, too: he says, “For your sake I have come down to see your dwelling-place, because in the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yes, Walter did say this about Jews. I have no doubt that he’d prescribe lobotomy for a short-tempered Hebrew with suicidal ideation and an insistence that God speaks through him.
I’m plumb out of draw-juice, so have a page of Jonah. The thing about not being able to draw very well is that no one will understand what an accomplishment that ziggurat is.
Gregor Samsa’s family first notices something has happened to him when he doesn’t get up in time for work. That would not be the case here.









