Rob Angeli
Bio
sunt lacrimae rerum et mentem mortalia tangunt
There are tears of things, and mortal objects touch the mind.
-Virgil Aeneid I.462
Stories (160/0)
- Top Story - October 2023
By Means Of Which, It Goes On All FoursTop Story - October 2023
THE COVEN Yee naaldlooshii! Yee naaldlooshii! Yee naaldlooshii! Yee naaldlooshii! "My children, by means of it, it goes on all fours. That is the mystery of the spell, hidden just under the skin. Yet your bodies will not know this mystery until initiated. It is the incantation itself, true; but yee naaldlooshii is the pattern of the ancient hunter's way of life, walking a state of transformation: the path to power. That is yee naaldlooshii!"
By Rob Angeli6 months ago in Horror
Fettuccine Alfredo a.k.a. Pasta al Burro
THE STORY This creamy white-sauced pasta-pile should be familiar to you, a warm little nest of noodles to lose yourself in. Familial even. Have you ever eaten Fettuccine Alfredo out at a restaurant, or from home made by your mother using a roux sauce with over a cup of flour in it? How authentic!
By Rob Angeli6 months ago in Feast
The Wolves Are Howling
For Chloe Rose Violet's Writing Prompts for October: https://vocal.media/writers/writing-prompts-for-october *** "Gripping Beast" motif on the Osberg ship (Viking): beasts locked in a chain of struggle. Can be wolves, griffons, dragons, eagles etc.
By Rob Angeli7 months ago in Poets
- Top Story - October 2023
Campaign for the Reality of BirdsTop Story - October 2023
They say that a bird in the hand is greater than (or equal to) two in the bush; so who am I to argue with proverbial maxims? Nobody should argue with proverbial maxims, because they are all completely true.
By Rob Angeli7 months ago in Motivation
HeyA! Back to that Astronaut?
[I introduce you to the Shadow brothers: Red, Chris, and Blake. They had a rough life as shadow kids, having been raised in a lab solely for militaristic purposes. They are said to be the imaginary friends or literary creations of a certain Chloe Fitzwater, young Vocal member and mastermind of tales and free verse. Red is the leader, the Tallest: the critical voice, voice of power and victory. Chris is the nerd who knows everything and will never hesitate to rattle off his string of facts and figures. Blake, well...Blake is all over the place but finds his inner center in Pizza. At least that's how they introduced themselves to me, begging me to showcase the writing of their Imaginary Creator: Astronaut Girl. Let's see what the Shadow Bros have to say.]
By Rob Angeli7 months ago in Interview
Generic[?] Haiku II
fall transmuting burnt- out green of summer soon into red gold -R. Angeli *** Make the universe your companion, always bearing in mind the true nature of things--mountains and rivers, trees and grasses, and humanity--and enjoy the falling blossoms and scattering leaves. One should know that a hokku is made by combining things. The secret of poetry lies in treading the middle path between the reality and the vacuity of the the world. One must first of all concentrate one's thoughts on an object. Once one's mind achieves a state of concentration and the space between oneself and the object has disappeared, the essential nature of the object can be perceived. When you are composing a verse, let there not be a hair's breadth separating your mind from what you write. Quickly say what is on your mind; never hesitate a moment. Composition must occur in an instant, like a woodcutter felling a huge tree, or a swordsman leaping at his enemy. It is also like cutting a ripe watermelon with a sharp knife or like taking a large bite into a pear. Is there any good in saying everything? -Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) From his treatise on poetry, LEARN FROM THE PINE
By Rob Angeli7 months ago in Poets
- Top Story - September 2023
Will You Be My Guinea Pig?Top Story - September 2023
Now it's time to talk about guinea-pigs, because why not? Who among you would be foolhardy enough to claim guinea pigs an unworthy subject for literature? There's more to all this than meets the eye, so get ready for a tale of worlds colliding, oceans crossed by these fuzzy squeakers, which are according to some, always a satisfaction for the stomach. Prepare yourselves to hear marvels!
By Rob Angeli7 months ago in Education
