P. L. Riven

“Shoo-In”

The SaturdayShoe-Inns Idioms & Sayings from Yesteryear ✅: shoo-in 🛑: shoe-in  Meaning: a sure winner; a sure thing I got this one wrong for years! 👞👠 Shoe just makes so much sense! You want to get your foot in the door, so your shoe must be inside, non?

The Indelible Spirit

Trees lit with colored fairies, Doors that never locked. Windows fogged with exhaled sighs, Ovens that never cooled. Aprons smiled with cockeyed bows, Platters that never emptied. Presents glinted with knotted strings, Arms that never strayed.   These are the days when time is spent With fast-run clocks in full lament. Advise us all to …

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The King of circumstance: The Person, Life, Reign, and Legacy of Henry IV of England

“Medieval Superstition and Henry IV’s Illness” The nature of medieval superstition will be considered in the third chapter. Henry IV was known to be extremely superstitious, though was also devoutly Catholic. This appears to be at odds. Also, Henry’s illness, so-called leprosy, will be investigated. This chapter will seek to uncover the relationship between religion …

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Portal Piranhas

“I’m Clark Benson,” says the white-haired man in a three-piece suit, “and this is…” he holds his microphone out to a packed studio audience. “PORTAL PIRANHAS!”  The crowd’s roars mix with piped theme music, making my ears crackle. I want to cover them but remember I’m on TV and everyone is tuned in—even those assholes …

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