Random Sequence

[random phrases (from here) worked into a story]

Inexpedient Frippery

Hallucinogenic faker or godforsaken messiah? Dennis -- bearded, bony, age indefinite -- seemed to alternate between the two with svelte plasticity. Known to thousands as His Holiness Sri Swami Satchikrishnanandadananda, he lived in a yurt deep in the Adirondacks. "No inexpedient frippery for me," he said, explaining his lack of incense and yoga mats to Magda, an insectivorous chambermaid and inveterate spiritual seeker. "Only a true ascetic can offer enlightenment." "I seek halcyon perspicacity, oh master," Magda said, repeating a phrase she'd memorized from a meditation CD. Dennis felt a sudden, shamefully materialistic desire: he wanted a dictionary.

[not to be continued]

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Meanwhile....

Honey or apiphobia?

The new album by two of my work colleagues, plus others, is here.