Monthly Archives: January 2016

waves of haiku – the narwhal swims through

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Frank

Word Play liberation of volatile emotion languorous undead seductress teases gorgeously impish ragamuffin laughs sudden panic investing nymph never yet my passion halts faithless lover identifies new game wrongly overlooked mistresses endure neglect sapphic partners attempt naughty kink marriage is … Continue reading →

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I kneel before no metal man

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Frank

Grinding gears and screaming steel With thudding, thunking steps it came Tarmac tore beneath its feet Spitting acid, belching flame ‘Kneel before me, mortal men!’ The monstrous mechanism said Savagely it swung its arm – So many helpless humans dead … Continue reading →

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The obligatory costume scene

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Frank

A dark-eyed Roman artisan with flowing curls of copper hair said, ‘Cara, I’ve a suit for you that will not stretch and will not tear a perfect fit! there’s just one catch: it won’t look good with underwear.’ ‘You little … Continue reading →

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Kara to Kal

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Frank

“For four long years I wore that chain of suffocating kryptonite you can’t conceive the moral pain of witnessing again again the evils I might fight. “The lesson you have taught so well is simply: Never trust a man! your … Continue reading →

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Too Much Too Fast – Supergirl’s Intransigence and Illogic

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Frank

As regular readers will know, I’m a big fan of Supergirl – or, at least, of my own interpretations of her. I know little of her from the comic books, and mostly my concept of her is derived from the … Continue reading →

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No More Worlds to Conquer

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Frank

When Alexander saw the breadth of his domain, he wept for there were no more worlds to conquer. This fantastic line was spoken by the late, great Alan Rickman in Die Hard, and I know I was not the first … Continue reading →

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Wheeling to Perdition – Rescuing Women from the Bicycle

Posted on January 17, 2016 by Frank

Reading 1896 newspaper articles on the subject of women riding bicycles, the impression is that dissenting voices were few and far between. One of the most outspoken critics was the Woman’s Rescue League. In Raising More Hell and Fewer Dahlias: … Continue reading →

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Feminine Symmetry and Poise: Marguerite Lindley’s Advice to Wheelwomen

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Frank

I have at long last tracked down a first-hand account of the specific speech given by Miss E. Marguerite Lindley (see my Coda to Loosing my mind) that is quoted so often, in The Omaha Daily Bee from 15th March, … Continue reading →

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My steel-boned lover

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Frank

cast no aspersions, I am chaste my only lover binds my waist its steel-boned leather kept strait-laced so lithe, so feminine my sweetheart hugs me without slack supports my aching broken back a saviour – no torture rack! I stand … Continue reading →

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Loosing my mind

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Frank

This is the third of three posts on loose women and corsetry. This obsession of mine has been at once deeply frustrating and very educational – like a lot of research. For one thing, I see a lot of people … Continue reading →

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