Sinister Minutes

Guest author Charles Collister brings us "Trash Juice," a hard, horrific look at a minimum wage job and how it sucks the living soul out of anyone trapped within it...faster and more efficiently than anything Lovecraft ever dared dream of.

Charles Collister resides in Boston, Mass, where he's representing the Dorchester neighborhood in specific. He strives to write for other people too broke to do anything but stay inside and read. Check out his Substack (https://substack.com/@charlescollister)

After that delightful, mouthwatering excursion, Tim's continuing our dinner date with a lighthearted piece entitled So Pretty, So Dead.

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It's all about the plants! Whether stately trees or massive fields of corn, we humans might just take the inhabitants of kingdom Plantae - our floral cousins - a bit too much for granted.

Guest author Nicholas Kellogg weaves chilling tales from his home in Connecticut, where he lives with his partner and balances fatherhood, with two toddlers under five and a full-time job. Early morning prior to work, he creates nightmares while many are still having them. Drawing inspiration from the eerie realities of everyday life while exploring the darkness beneath the ordinary.

After that spectacle, Tim's tickling of the ivories and stroking of the strings is coming at a much steeper price with a new piece entitled 'Every Note a Knife.' Do visit Tim for more excellent musical interludes on Spotify and YouTube under T. Virgil Parker.

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Edgar Allen Poe's Hop-frog is a delightful tale of a vile, power-mad ruler, given to bouts of debauchery and cruelty, plus his cabinet of sycophants who would never dream of crossing their monarch. Written in 1849, so of course it bears no resemblance to anything modern. Just sit back and enjoy the heart-warming ending!

After that spectacle, Tim's nibbling at the remains of the smoldering barbecue and considering his choices in life and how they've been reflected in his music, as he walks us back indoors to the House of Primal Fear. Do visit Tim for more excellent musical interludes on Spotify and YouTube under T. Virgil Parker.

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