First– yesterday, Phil re-posted an item about a 20-car train derailment that took place in Pike County, Illinois.

If it’s the usual “optics,” it means they were rescuing trafficked children (?).

This accounts for Phil’s “locomotion” comm the other day.

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Okay.

It’s once again that time of year, gang!!

It’s the 2023 End of Year Christmas Sale at Smashwords, which means that all my eBook titles that are published there are 100% FREE to download until January 1, 2024.

This includes:

Freak Parade — FREE!

The Muse Revisited, Volume 1: Early Erotica — FREE!

The Muse Revisited, Volume II: Erotic Novellas and Longer Works – FREE!

The Muse Revisited, Volume III: More Early Erotica -FREE!

Visit this page above to see which stories are included in which volumes of The Muse Revisited.

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And good news from Peitor Angell’s part of the world!

Peitor is my long-time friend, and business partner in the micro-short film production company, Abstract Absurdity Productions.

His life has been on hold for quite some time — first, his mom was very ill for a long time, and then dying, and then she passed away in June, and since then, he has been trying to tie-up all the bureaucratic insanity of his mom’s estate — in the US, in Italy, and in France. While also handling some of his own bureaucratic “working-artist” VISA stuff in London.

But he texted me very early this morning and said that by mid-January, he will be ready to get back to all of our Abstract Absurdity Productions endeavors!! Yay!!

Loyal readers of this lofty blog no doubt recall that recently, Peitor also bought a lovely apartment in Nice, France, right on the Mediterranean, which is now the new home-base for Abstract Absurdity Productions.

His text this morning included his view from the terrace, while having his morning coffee:

It was uncanny!! How (dis)similar it was to my own view here in Crazeysburg, while I was having my own morning coffee in bed!!

But it really got me excited, gang. I texted back that I couldn’t wait to see that view, and that’s when he texted back that he’d be ready to get back to work in mid-January.

So it became real. And I can’t wait. I haven’t seen him since 2019, we haven’t seriously worked on Ab Ab Pro since 2021, and I’m eager to get back to France and have some actual FUN there, for a change.

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All righty.

From Ross & Jono — The LOST Treasures of The Temple [Bible Uncensored] (1 hr 11 mins):

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Also —

On the silver front — the value of silver is once again on the rise, gang! If you haven’t begun purchasing silver coins, fractional silver, or bouillon (or gold), visit this link with Phil and explore your immediate options.

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And I think that is it for now.

Enjoy your Friday, wherever you are in the world!

Thanks for visiting. I love you guys. See ya!

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This was in my YouTube feed this morning. Broke my heart again!! Such a great version of “Fairytale of New York”, and with Shane’s casket right there. I was sobbing, as usual.

Enjoy the splendor and the beauty of it, gang.

“Fairytale of New York” – Tribute to Shane MacGowan at Funeral, 2023