Jesus' love never failed me yet

St. George's Square, this evening.

Street artist, St. George's Square

Bus transfer, St. George's Square

My vision of Hell

teenagers and teachers who pick on kids who are "different"
Circle I Limbo

Michael Jackson
Circle II Whirling in a Dark & Stormy Wind

corrupt politicians
Circle III Mud, Rain, Cold, Hail & Snow

people who think they're better than anyone else
Circle IV Rolling Weights

parents who are too busy to pay attention to their children
Circle V Stuck in Mud, Mangled

River Styx

producers of gratuitous violence
Circle VI Buried for Eternity

River Phlegyas

poachers and big game hunters
Circle VII Burning Sands

CEOs of energy companies and multinational corporations
Circle IIX Immersed in Excrement

child molesters, bigots and homophobes like Jerry Falwell and Fred Phelps
Circle IX Frozen in Ice

Design your own hell

Thanks to ghostsandrobots for this therapeutic exercise.

Interviewing Cher, Jesus

Not long ago I talked to Cher.

Lately in my private journal I have been having conversations with all kinds of people. Conversations with myself really, but it helps to imagine how a different person would interact with me. It's great fun, and informative, too.

You see, easy conversation is not my gift. Just ask bitterlawngnome, ruralrob or someone else who has met me in person. I'm self-conscious and afraid that if I speak my mind, I'll offend someone.

So having conversations with myself is freeing. I can say whatever the hell I want. And be sure I do.

It all started with imagining myself walking down a beautiful country road and into some cottage where a wise old woman sat making a quilt. Next thing I knew she stuck a needle in my arm and I started swearing at her. These conversations can be volatile, because I'm free to open my psyche and let the diarrhea flow.

I had a couple of these peculiar interviews with anonymous characters of my own imagination. And then one day, unexpectedly, Cher popped up. I'm not especially turned on by celebrities (though I like Cher), so she took me by surprise.

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