Posts Tagged ‘ introduction ’

The Center Cannot Hold is the blog of Loki. And as you have almost certainly realised, the title of it derives from W.B. Yeats’ classic poem, The Second Coming. For those of you not familiar with it, the relevant section runs: Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer;...
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The soundtrack that history class should have had, but never did!
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This is the new story for The Centre Cannot Hold – the tale of the greatest science villain the world has ever known, genocidal mad scientist Doctor Armageddon, as told by his arch-enemy, science hero Jack “Stitch” Tyme. Given that, as his name suggests, Jack Tyme’s powers revolve around time travel, this will be...
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I don’t know about the rest of you, but I personally am really looking forward to October this year. So many cool things happening then, and even the sad ones are still good ones. It’s in this mood that I have decided to share my good fortune with you all. So for the month...
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I love a good rant. I love to make them and, so long as I’m not the target, I usually enjoy listening to them as well. A well-executed rant is a pleasure to behold. So for the next five weeks, I’ve decided to list the all time top five cinematic rants. If you were...
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Welcome to Pharmacopoeia Fantastica – the encyclopedia of imaginary drugs Week by week – and sometimes more often – I’ll be building up a comprehensive list of mind-altering substances that don’t exist, with descriptions of each one and notes about its origin. On occasion, I may even indulge in the odd speculation regarding the...
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Sorry to have been off the air for so long – there were problems, chiefly of a financial nature – but now those are sorted, and The Centre Cannot Hold is back, bigger, better and more colourful than ever. All of the content from the original site is archived here, plus all the content...
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As a writer, one of the things that fascinates me is forms. Structures. I enjoy playing with them, seeing what sort of different effects one can acheive with each. One form that’s always fascinated me is the epistolary novel - they seem like such a fun form to play in. But I’ve never really...
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I don’t know about the rest of you, but the general inconsistency of English has always bothered me. Especially with regard to prefixes, suffixes and infixes. There are so many words that exist in only one form where there should be more. Prefixes are the worst offenders in this regard – a lot of...
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As a rule, Afterlives fall into a few small categories. Most of the classic examples exist in Christianity, so the following list starts with their schema – but proceeds to expand upon it. Suggestions for further examples are welcome. Heavens: The classic afterlife, the one where good people are presumed to go after they...
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