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Arthur Machen

Arthur Machen was always smackin’ Women mysteriously He helped create modern neopaganism Before joining the Ministry of Truth After the war, he enjoyed a brief resurgence Before taking his final fitting place In the annals of ecstasy and horror

Posted bykeechballardNovember 4, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Arthur Machen

Ambrose Bierce

Ambrose Bierce was nothing fierce Except within his cups His swords his wands his demimondes And on occasion tups Conservatives are those with a soft spot for preexisting evils; Liberals in contrast typically exhibit a stronger taste for newer ones. Just ask Colin Dexter and Chief Inspector Morse.

Posted bykeechballardOctober 8, 2021October 17, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Ambrose Bierce

Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Poe waxed full of woeHe sang a song of sadnessHe filled his days with minstrel raysHis nights bore down to madness Take this kiss upon thy browAnd in parting from me nowThis much more let me avow: You are wrong should you not deemAll my days to be a dream. Yet if hope isContinue reading “Edgar Allan Poe”

Posted bykeechballardOctober 2, 2021October 24, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Edgar Allan Poe

Emily Brontë

I lingered round them under that benign sky; watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how anyone could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth. So the story goes.

Posted bykeechballardSeptember 9, 2021September 9, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Emily Brontë

William Makepeace Thackeray

Thack was right on track To put Charles Dickens to the test So what happened? Can you explain this phenomenon?

Posted bykeechballardAugust 18, 2021August 22, 2021Posted inUncategorized1 Comment on William Makepeace Thackeray

Mervyn Peake

It is not enough to seek Who the hell was Mervyn Peake?

Posted bykeechballardAugust 14, 2021Posted inUncategorized3 Comments on Mervyn Peake

Lord Dunsany

When thinking errant Edward Plunkett Just stop and think A bullet if you can Like the man Said

Posted bykeechballardAugust 10, 2021August 10, 2021Posted inUncategorized2 Comments on Lord Dunsany

Clark Ashton Smith

The true inspiration for Aeon Flux and extra special things redux

Posted bykeechballardAugust 6, 2021Posted inUncategorized4 Comments on Clark Ashton Smith

Robert E. Howard

Conan, Kull, and Solomon are kings Immune from all indentured slings

Posted bykeechballardAugust 3, 2021August 3, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Robert E. Howard

H.P. Lovecraft

Should the master speak The boards may creak

Posted bykeechballardAugust 1, 2021August 3, 2021Posted inUncategorized2 Comments on H.P. Lovecraft

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