The Harrowing of Hell
[He] was crucified, died and was buried.
He descended into Hell.
On the third day, he rose again from the dead.
He ascended into Heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
Catholic
Good Friday
Blood of Christ
Seven Sorrows
Art Deco Catholicism
Happy Vaffledagen
Today is the Solemnity of the Annunciation, and since it falls on a Friday this year, much like the Solemnity of Saint Joseph, that means Lenten abstinence from meat is overridden. It also happens to be Waffle Day, thanks to a pun in Swedish. Vårfrudagen —> Våffeldagen
On March 25th
The literary mainstream
This snippet of an interview of Gene Wolfe by Larry McCaffery was interesting enough for me to go read the whole thing. I whole-heartedly support what Wolfe says in this paragraph:
Gene Wolfe: It's not so much a matter of "advantages" as SF appealing to my