C. Rommial Butler
Bio
C. Rommial Butler is a writer, musician and philosopher from Indianapolis, IN. His works can be found online through multiple streaming services and booksellers.
Stories (111/0)
Papaw
The hill was steep, but not too steep for the six-year-old Dina. Papaw brought her here last year and she was scared, but he reassured her that if she held onto the front of the sled and stayed firmly seated she’d glide safely to a stop in the snowy field below after an exhilarating ride.
By C. Rommial Butler3 months ago in Fiction
- Top Story - December 2023
The Good Burger QuandaryTop Story - December 2023
“You’re sleeping in the bathtub tonight!” You don’t have to worry about any spoilers for Good Burger 2. This delightfully absurd movie is worth watching, especially if you have kids, because like the first one, it’s so bad it’s good. But this essay is not about the movie, so I won’t put the above line in context lest I spoil the joke. What’s important is that it was this movie from which the line came.
By C. Rommial Butler4 months ago in Humans
- Top Story - December 2023
- Top Story - October 2023
The Change
TRUE Lo! My heart and hands ached for you every day in your absence until my heart… just… died. I plunged my aching hands into a hollow cavity where a heart used to be, expecting the numbing cold of the void, but in a tumult of seething anguish I birthed a sun.
By C. Rommial Butler6 months ago in Poets
- Top Story - October 2023
Dio, Holy Diver, and Hexagram 10 of the I ChingTop Story - October 2023
Was Ronnie James Dio a student of ancient Chinese wisdom? There’s no question that many of the archetypes which are pervasive in Western esoterica surface in Dio’s work. We recognize the Lady of the Lake and the chivalrous knight from Arthurian legend. We come face to face with wizards, witches, dragons, and the wandering fool who might just be a god in disguise. And, of course, we can’t forget, nor should we begrudge, the rainbow!
By C. Rommial Butler7 months ago in Beat