"Heard about the Jolly Green Giant He's so big and mean Well, he stands there laughin' with his hands on his hips And then he hits you with a can of beans." --The Kingsmen (1965) OK, now we're getting a little bit ridiculous. Aren't we? This is the problem with doing comparisons, … [Read more...]
The Green Children – “Small, Vulnerable ETs” (Part 3 of a series)
(For Part 2, "Duncan Lunan and the 'Green Children' of Woolpit," click here.) "The power of the story [of the green children] comes in the end from our pity for these ultimate strangers in a strange land, these small, vulnerable ETs." --Diane Purkiss The quote is in medieval historian and … [Read more...]
Duncan Lunan and the “Green Children” of Woolpit (Part 2 of a series)
(For Part 1, "Little Green Men - 'Green Children' of Woolpit," click here.) Duncan Lunan's 2012 book Children From the Sky, on the mystery of the "green children" of Woolpit, is a frustrating read. And that's putting it very mildly. Which is unfortunate, because Lunan is a very bright guy … [Read more...]
