After the Ecstasy, the Laundry… audentis iuvat Fortuna ~ Virgil Wed, 05 Apr 2017 17:19:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 Jesus Is My Plumber https://www.patheos.com/blogs/aftertheecstasy/jesus-is-my-plumber/ Mon, 03 Apr 2017 18:33:12 +0000 http://admin.patheos.com/blogs/aftertheecstasy/?p=2818 Disgusting, that’s what it was. This morning, after watching the sink slowly fill up and realizing that the half-bottle of drain cleaner I put in over the weekend hadn’t been very effective, I decided to put on my plumber’s hat and tackle the problem at the source. I removed all the bottles of hair spray […]

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]]> Inaugural Poem for Donald Trump https://www.patheos.com/blogs/aftertheecstasy/inaugural-poem-donald-trump/ Wed, 18 Jan 2017 21:32:04 +0000 http://admin.patheos.com/blogs/aftertheecstasy/?p=2810 I was inspired to write this parody after reading a post published by The Independent. There is nothing quite like a strong, well-nigh singable rhythm to get the creative juices flowing. Enjoy! ***** Come out for the Dumbbell, ye scavenging crowd, That lyin’ malfeasant who’s boorish and loud! With horrible purpose he came from his tower […]

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]]> When You’re Overwhelmed https://www.patheos.com/blogs/aftertheecstasy/when-youre-overwhelmed/ Thu, 29 Dec 2016 12:38:28 +0000 http://admin.patheos.com/blogs/aftertheecstasy/?p=2799 I wasn’t planning on things getting worse. But then they did. I have been steadily caregiving for my elderly parents. Along with a variety of the other ailments that come with aging, like heart trouble, loss of appetite, and sadness that all her friends and most of her relatives are dead, my step-mother is 84 […]

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]]> What Does It Mean to be a Queen? https://www.patheos.com/blogs/aftertheecstasy/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-queen/ Mon, 22 Aug 2016 21:13:48 +0000 http://admin.patheos.com/blogs/aftertheecstasy/?p=2790 If you were a queen, what kind of queen would you be? A “good” queen? A bad one? Can you even imagine it? Perhaps you’ve come to think of queens as people that only show up in fantasy novels like those written by George R.R. Martin (bad queens?) or J.R.R. Tolkein (Galadriel, who is surely […]

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]]> Highway Hemline https://www.patheos.com/blogs/aftertheecstasy/highway-hemline/ Fri, 12 Aug 2016 16:47:09 +0000 http://admin.patheos.com/blogs/aftertheecstasy/?p=2780 The cars flow down the freeway Like so many beetles abustling their busy way Along the dirty grey ribbon of a lady’s dress Her faded green finery Brocaded with bushes And ruffled with rough brick barriers The white running stitch of the painted lanes Drifting past into oblivion ***** Image Credit: Taj Expressway, Delhi, India […]

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]]> Prayer Before Meals https://www.patheos.com/blogs/aftertheecstasy/prayer-before-meals/ Wed, 27 Jul 2016 18:53:49 +0000 http://admin.patheos.com/blogs/aftertheecstasy/?p=2760 Who does that? Who plants a HYDRANGEA right next to an established bush? Clearly an idiot. What kind of groundskeeper does the Cathedral employ? A poor one, that’s for sure. These were the thoughts running through my mind as I entered the cool marble interior of the Mother Theodore Guerin Chapel and dipped my fingers […]

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]]> This Is How We Make Love https://www.patheos.com/blogs/aftertheecstasy/this-is-how-we-make-love/ Mon, 18 Jul 2016 20:49:00 +0000 http://admin.patheos.com/blogs/aftertheecstasy/?p=2751 This is how we make love: Sitting beside each other on the sofa Reading poetry aloud Each syllable in our mouths Full of all the emotion hidden in the Black letters The white pages of our books Like sheets Between which our limbs entwine, And our mouths, Full of all the emotion hidden in our […]

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]]> How NOT to Have Sex with Your Boyfriend https://www.patheos.com/blogs/aftertheecstasy/how-not-to-have-sex-with-your-boyfriend/ Wed, 22 Jun 2016 15:42:18 +0000 http://admin.patheos.com/blogs/aftertheecstasy/?p=2744 Let’s just get one thing straight. Up until about two months ago, I was the least likely advocate for pre-marital chastity in maybe the entire Catholic blogosphere. Maybe in the entire world. I had a Catholic understanding of sexuality, but it didn’t matter, because I was, essentially, a hedonistic pagan who believed “all acts of […]

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]]> Enough Already https://www.patheos.com/blogs/aftertheecstasy/enough-already-2/ Mon, 23 May 2016 18:10:09 +0000 http://www.patheos.com/blogs/aftertheecstasy/?p=2724 I always feel like I’m not trying hard enough. Right now, I’m sitting here at the mall, in the Barnes & Noble, and there’s a man who is accomplishing a lot of business on the phone behind me. There are people who are ordering drinks and taking their seats, computers at the ready. There are […]

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]]> Spring https://www.patheos.com/blogs/aftertheecstasy/spring/ Wed, 27 Apr 2016 18:42:02 +0000 http://www.patheos.com/blogs/aftertheecstasy/?p=2715   Today is chilly and overcast and that feels like my life right now. Maybe that’s like your life, too. Trees are leafing, tulips blooming, baby birds are hatching. It’s supposed to be spring, but it doesn’t feel like it. It’s not winter, but it’s not spring. It’s… blergh. Every magazine cover hints at New […]

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