New Chapbook

Hudley Flipside: The Seminary of Praying Mantis Publishing. A Poem to Prometheus https://youtu.be/3U36vDJIbrQ

An Address on Environmental Etiquette.

People, Gaia, and wild animals over power. “Teilhard argued that the “sense of the Earth” is the passionate concern for our common destiny, which draws human consciousness ever further toward unity. He warned that unless humanity shakes off old prejudices and builds the Earth, it risks perishing. This vision of a unified, conscious humanity points … Continue reading An Address on Environmental Etiquette.

Laura, you have one tragic weakness.

What’s a book, movie, or TV show that you wish you could experience again for the first time? “Love is eternal. It has been the strongest motivation for human actions throughout history. Love is stronger than life. It reaches beyond the dark shadow of death." The film noir thriller Laura. As many film noirs this … Continue reading Laura, you have one tragic weakness.

And exchange ideas through art.

What I love about this global WordPress community is that it feels real. Even as countries clash and leaders create division, it is comforting to know that people around the world can still connect, share this planet, and exchange ideas through art. The artist Vincent van Gogh said this: “Great things are done by a … Continue reading And exchange ideas through art.

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.

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

“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.

UFOs and cats against fascists.

Stop ICE Warehouse Detention Centers: Nat’l Day of Protest, April 25, 2026, “The archetypical mind, which represents the personality of the galaxy.”The Synchronicity Key, David Wilcock. Kitty cat extraterrestrial! And so, the best stories are created by truths folded into everyday events. As cleaning the lowest shelves next to the wood floor in my office. … Continue reading UFOs and cats against fascists.

Cimaruta and Rue

No truth so sublime but it may be seen to be trivial to-morrow in the light of new thoughts.— Ralph Waldo Emerson My Rue plant. Magic courts us and surprises us sometimes. A place where it comes into your life. When the time is ripe. A past life comes a calling.’ When an old myth … Continue reading Cimaruta and Rue

Slade, The Saints and Otis Redding

Hudley Flipside | Punk Rock Colleague • Historian • Archivist I wanted more light in the kitchen corner. To light up the roses as well. I had to move the refrigerator next to it to put in an extension cord. That is the dynamo effect of light. You put light on anything and so forth … Continue reading Slade, The Saints and Otis Redding

SHE

More art out of the dark closet.... “Satire is strong irony or sarcasm—”in satire, irony is militant”—but parody, burlesque, exaggeration, juxtaposition, comparison, analogy, and double entendre are all frequently used in satirical speech and writing.” Growing up during the 1960s and 1970s I was often in an existential world. Between nature, school social pressures and … Continue reading SHE

Sunday funnies old Flopside cOmics…

Ezekiel Wheel Mr. Fuck “God is Every fucking man.” “And the word of the lord came to me:Mortal, prophesy and say: thus says the Lord; Say:A sword, a sword is sharpened,it is also polished;It is sharpened for slaughter,honed to flash like lightning!How can we make merry?You have despised the rod.”~ EZEKIEL 21 8-10. I never … Continue reading Sunday funnies old Flopside cOmics…

If that isn’t bitchin’, I don’t know what is….

"My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies" ~ Song of Solomon 2:16. I remember living in uptown Whittier California. Living in an art loft was fun right above a bookstore but what I enjoyed most was the little religious store. Here each morning a new quote from the bible … Continue reading If that isn’t bitchin’, I don’t know what is….

Strong Women Poster T-Shirt

The times we are living in is a crazy time. A woman's right to choose was our first blow, an alarming signal of the eroding freedoms we once took for granted, and now we face terrible violations of our rights that seem to multiply by the day. Across the globe, women are rising up, reclaiming … Continue reading Strong Women Poster T-Shirt

A song in the midst of the storm

Hudley Flipside | Punk Rock Colleague • Historian • Archivist A reflection of my turmoil and my search for peace in the midst of the storm Last night was a dark one, filled with palpable heaviness that lingered in the air. As the planets Pluto and Neptune danced in their contrasting orbits, I felt their … Continue reading A song in the midst of the storm

Nike, Zelos, BIA, Kratos, Τελεστώ.

A new Flopside Bubblegum cOmic. Don't let them find you stashing your Flopside cOmics PUSS! Bound to the hospital bed for 7 days. No food, only moisture from an I.V. and a tube in my nose taking moisture out of my belly. I thought about the Oceanids watercolors I did during our California Fires … Continue reading Nike, Zelos, BIA, Kratos, Τελεστώ.

Compassion, unfathomable galaxy

I do not often show my religiosity training. Be it from university or experience or the blending of the two. In the 1980s I had a long correspondence with the Poor Clares of Long Island New York, who led me from the Anglican Church to the Episcopal Church. Yet in my heart I was hearing … Continue reading Compassion, unfathomable galaxy

Potnia Theron.

Lady of the Animals I Saw you once. In my dreams. Before I knew your name. I was at a Golf Course Green Near where I grew up. I played there as a child. I saw your head emerging. From the sand trap on the green. Ascending up As made by some Prehistoric substance. Colors … Continue reading Potnia Theron.

Nature is not lost.

The Divine Comedy InfernoCanto X1111-4 “Nessus had not yet reached the other bankWhen we began to make our way acrossA wood on which no path had left its mark.No green leaves in that forest, only black;No branches straight and smooth, but knotted, gnarls;No fruits were there, but briers baring poison.” My responding… Nature is not … Continue reading Nature is not lost.