"Conway went to the balcony and gazed at the dazzling plume of Karakal; the moon was riding high in a waveless ocean. ... He was only partly unhappy, but he was infinitely and rather sadly perplexed. He did not know whether he had been mad and was now sane, or had been sane for a time and was now … [Read more...]
Lost Horizon, Deadly Paradise – Quaternity Tales (Part 2)
(Continued from last week's post:) The secret of Shangri-La is this: Living there, you age with preternatural slowness. Unlike in the archetypal paradise of Eden (at least according to some interpretations), you're not exactly immortal. Sooner or later you're going to grow old and die. But … [Read more...]
Lost Horizon, Deadly Paradise – Quaternity Tales (Part 1)
"Four entered Paradise. One looked and died; one looked and went mad; one mutilated the young plants; one entered safely and came out safely." No, this isn't a plot summary for James Hilton's wildly popular novel Lost Horizon, turned by Frank Capra into a somewhat less popular film. It's the … [Read more...]
The UFO Experience – “Although I Am Only a Child, Please Believe Me”
A gentleman named Jordan Hofer, with whom I’ve had a stimulating exchange of comments in connection with my post "Drawing Dirty Pictures - Philadelphia UFO, January 1974," tells me he has no objection to my calling attention in a new post to some of the points raised in our conversation. So that’s … [Read more...]
Drawing Dirty Pictures – Philadelphia UFO, January 1974
A little boy goes into a psychologist's office. The psychologist gives him an inkblot test, telling him "These are some pictures I've drawn. What do you see in them?" What the little boy sees is sex. Sexual organs. Couples engaged in sex acts. In picture after picture. After the fifth or … [Read more...]
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