Oh dear Melvin, you really out did yourself this time! Of course European imperialism was justified in its conquest of the evil and blood thirsty Aztec empire!!! I mean, they must of killed hundreds of people to appease their god; it only took 100,000 or so to appease yours. The Christian priest at the end was a nice touch. I now understand the Aztecs really were in desperate need of civilization and Christian morals, as you so boldly depict. I can't wait for the next one. What do you think of using a Jew or a cripple to legitimize Hitler's pursuit of the superior race? That'd be a good one.
Forgive the gayness of this post, I may be angry but it's early and i'm drained of all creativity. <3
I was looking through an old chest of mine and found a story I wrote in 1996 when I was 9. I have no idea why it's called The Sign of the Beaver, but the name's fucking righteous.
The Sign of the Beaver. 09-4-1996
If I was left alone in the wilderness during the spring I am sure I would be just fine. I would look around for berries to eat, and look for a river so that I could make a small net to catch fish. It sounds pretty easy, but it is not. I would have LOTS of problems. For example: what would I do if I ran into a bear? How would I even make the net to catch the fish? Even if I could make a net, what if there is no river? How would I get water? Plus I don’t have the heart to kill an animal, they are my friends. Even the mean ones. These are some of the problems I would have to face in the wild.
It would be fun to be in the wild. First of all it would be colder. It would also be very pretty. There would be lots of animals to see and hear, and it would be nice and quiet. I’d love to live in the forest, because it would make me happy.
So here it is, the soul and story of the week. The abandoned Insane asylum on Hospital Hill, built in 1856 is scheduled to finally be demolished sometime this spring in order to make room for a new hospital. There are 594 confirmed burials of former patients, but apparently there could be as many as 1,200 people buried here. The reason for the uncertainty is apparently because of incomplete/ or missing state records. All of the markers have sunk below the ground and are no longer visible.
God, the sheer size of this place is incredible! We went late last night, fearful of mostly the 'squatting homeless' that tend to shack up here, and the roaming security guards. We're off to visit again today, perhaps it won't be quite so terrifying in the daylight. Those who have broken into the asylum over the past couple of decades have taken the enclosed pictures.