The Seminary Of Praying Mantis Publishing Logo

Golden Big Mama Mantis in our front tree New Image July/25/2022 she has come to visit me again … A good amount of time has passed since I first saw the upside-down praying mantis shadow on my desk. I looked up and there she was, inspiring the name of my publishing company. She often visited … Continue reading The Seminary Of Praying Mantis Publishing Logo

till I drop

“I like too many things and get all confused and hung-up running from one falling star to another till I drop. This is the night, what it does to you. I had nothing to offer anybody except my own confusion.”  ~ Jack Kerouac I grew up during the 60s, 70s and 80s. I was 30 … Continue reading till I drop

Bikes In Black

Flopside cOmic I heard you on the phone, you took his numberSaid you weren't alone, but you'd call him soonIsn't he the guy, the guy who left you cryin'?Isn't he the one who made you blue? Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ~Songwriters: Glenn Lewis Frey, Jack Tempchin. For non-commercial use only.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_z-I8OpCnv4&t=2s

Turning 68 May 28 2026

“Revolutions that last don't happen from the top down. They happen from the bottom up."  -Gloria Steinem (Writer, Feminist Organizer, and Activist) Dionysian Hollyhock first bloom of Spring 2026 I blow away the festivals Flying whimsical hairy-seeds of a dandelion… My wish? idealize… idol… legend I wish to move away.   I don’t do that  punk … Continue reading Turning 68 May 28 2026

A book found in the backside, in the corner near the peculiar man.

Allogash White Belgian Wheat Long ago we took our kids to bookstores. Finding their favorite books was a big treat for us as well as for them. Today we had a good pint and meal and a walk. The local bookstore is still there where it has been for a long time now. Bookstores have … Continue reading A book found in the backside, in the corner near the peculiar man.

Honey in my Coffee.

“This is the real secret of life -- to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.”― Alan Watts A week before Easter and a week after I spent two weeks in Hospital. I almost died from a colon blockage. It … Continue reading Honey in my Coffee.

“Know your rights.”

A few meows as the Title above says. (Traslated) - Saturday’s kitty cat Ice Cube social https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I9_pDSlQ4E&t=160s

Still causing trouble as I chew my gum….

funnies and gooey ooey, overflowing with delightful charm and a sense of whimsical joy, cherished experiences. Monsters into asshole blokes..... https://hudleyflipside.com/bubble-gum-flopside-comics-only-two-buck-each/ https://hudleyflipside.com/artifacts-hudley-flipside/

An Excerpt of prose, poetry and insight from the chapbook Electric Honey by Hudley Flipside Read by Ganer.

Image by Shyane Cornell May 2026 - photographic telescope known as the A. Lawrence Lowell Telescope (or Pluto Discovery Telescope) at the Lowell Observatory (https://lowell.edu/discover/telescopes-exhibits/pluto-discovery-telescope/) in Flagstaff, Arizona Pluto Love https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHD7MnjhxBw

Nietzsche Nacho Negotiator

"You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, the only way, it does not exist." ~ Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1883-5) https://hudleyflipside.com/artifacts-hudley-flipside/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJoLkMAzq10&t=5s

Urania: The Divine Sister of Love and Power

Urania is often associated with Universal Love. Sometimes identified as the eldest of the divine sisters, Urania inherited Zeus' majesty and power and the beauty and grace of her mother Mnemosyne.

Epsilon Carinae

March 21 Epsilon Carinae, also known as Avior, is a binary star system located approximately 610 light-years from Earth and is one of the brightest stars in the southern constellation of Carina. I took a walk around the block and halfway down the street I looked at a tree on the left side of the … Continue reading Epsilon Carinae

An aging woman’s choice

Ok It seems as we get older it is good to have health care. Having health tests and check-ups is the way to see how things are going with the facts, figures, and statistics. Yet we also are individuals. We are authentic living human beings. A doctor needs to collaborate with the person, not just … Continue reading An aging woman’s choice

Why I started my own publishing house, unique as my fingerprints.

Punk Rock Colleague & Historian and Professional Consultant Hudley Flipside "We become more characteristic of who we are simply by lasting into later years; the older we become, the more our true natures emerge." ~ James Hillman I was filled with a huge amount of energy today. So, I decided to clean my office bookshelves. … Continue reading Why I started my own publishing house, unique as my fingerprints.

Sun Bear

Only the last few weeks a memory came forth. Days on the east coast living in Rochester New York. Taking the bus to see my patients as a Home Health Aide. Trained through the Red Cross. There was a bus stop there where I would stop between buses. A coffee shop. It was small with … Continue reading Sun Bear

Medea

Part of the Strong Women Postcards Series "Wise One," eponymous Mother Goddess of the Medes. Like Medusa and Metis, she was named from the Sanskrit concept of medha,"female wisdom." (1.) She was a fount of the feminine art of healing, and her name was related to "medicine." (2.) She could restore the dead to life … Continue reading Medea

Fanzines go Haywire….

Punk Rock Colleague & Historian and Professional Consultant Hudley Flipside March 1 2025 LA Zine Fest I was forced to come to this event by a fanatical fanzine person and his friend. Trust Fanzine and Razorcake. Jan Rohlk and Daryl Gussin were table sitting for fanatical music fanzines. While engaging Facebook, some friends’ posts brought … Continue reading Fanzines go Haywire….

A poem by Hudley

Waning moon glowsI am the sound of the asphalt tiresIn the asphalt jungleI am the bees that humThe trees reach slightlyUp into the universeI am the universeI am the sparkling starI sail around the crescent moonI am the dirt and the oil.I am the rocks of theSanta Monica mountainsI am a pollutant.I inspire, I hopeI … Continue reading A poem by Hudley

The Wounded Punkx Project

“Turn your wounds into wisdom” Slam pits, drugs, loud music, police and gang violence—these are just some of the struggles punks face in a chaotic world. Bands express these issues through their music, while journalists report on them. The Wounded Punkx Project exists to support punks who have been affected. “There is nothing stronger than … Continue reading The Wounded Punkx Project

Flipside Video one through eleven.

Flipside Video was an out-of-control phenomenon. This is what I brought in from over the internet a few years ago. Videos without real narratives. I like to share real narratives. Some of you still have your originals. We at Flipside Video did a lot of work to bring this all together. Taping, editing, copying, designing … Continue reading Flipside Video one through eleven.

Soul Friends & Reading

Hecate (or, The Night of Enitharmon's Joy) is a color print from around 1795 that depicts the witch Hecate, who gives a notable monologue questioning why she manipulated Macbeth. Enitharmon is a significant female character in William Blake's mythology, representing female domination and sexual restraints that limit artistic imagination. She is the emanation of Los, one of the Four Zoas, … Continue reading Soul Friends & Reading

“Cosmology is a literary Art…”or why I have flaming red hair.

Today is Blake Off day. In celebration of William Blake’s Birthday. "Introverted intuition perceives all the background processes of consciousness with almost the same distinctness as extroverted sensation senses outer objects. For intuition, there for, the unconscious images attain to the dignity of things or objects." Pg. 23 Chapter Two The Supreme Introvert. Blake A … Continue reading “Cosmology is a literary Art…”or why I have flaming red hair.