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Key West Light – April 1981

A few palm trees in sight Wavering in the Key West light. High noon on Key West Even in the shade The blinding brightness All horizons so close Key West. No sailor fears the edge of the world I know no fear I stand on Key West. 95 miles from Cuba. Swim out South from […]

Old School Godzilla

Godzilla first emerged from the Pacific in 1954. Gojira was a portmanteau for ‘ape’ and ‘whale’. The nuclear devastation of Nagasaki and Hiroshima were blamed for the evolution a creature dedicated to the destruction of Japan i.e. a manifestation of the USA. Godzilla was relatively thin for an all-consuming atomic fire monster sheeronking during his […]

The Wrath Of Ebolazillah

When Godzilla raged through Tokyo and New York bodycounters.com compiled a total death count as a little over 10,000. Terminator ranks at the top with over 3 billion. Real life can pile up serious numbers. The World Wars reigned death across the planet in the millions. The Black Plague wiped out a third of Europe […]