Apocalypse Wow – A poem, a puzzle, a review, and warm wishes

Yes, friends, it could be the end of the world, but nevertheless, and even more so, warm wishes, happy holidays, and etc! In the midst of darkness in a dark time, it’s time to light a fire, tell people you love them, hand someone a present for no reason, write a poem, paint a picture, make a feast.

I have an appropriately apocalyptic poem up at The Chiaroscuro called “The Scientist Solves a Puzzle” so check it out!

I also had a review of Elizabeth Austen’s Every Dress a Decision up at Galatea Resurrects.

I’ve been pretty sick after a whirlwind of holiday activities and family last week, and with the bad news all over the television, sick at heart as well. There are only so many ways to respond to these things – with humor, and love, and encouragement, and gathering the ones you love around you, with anger or grief. I’m no wise woman or spiritual sage, but I hope that you remember the season is about comfort and joy, even on the coldest, darkest day of the year. Let’s make some wishes for 2013, for a renewed world that protects its children, that reminds us that our hard work in our fields can make a difference, for the old sense of apocalypse – the drawing aside of a curtain, and a revelation – a clear reading of something that’s been obscured.

Okay, hokey well wishes over. Merry Mayan Apocalypse, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!