tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75693429369502722692012-01-27T18:37:43.423-08:00Walhydra's Back PorchBright Crowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09678898117491633098noreply@blogger.comBlogger201100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569342936950272269.post-80053880408759513412011-10-06T19:38:00.000-07:002011-10-07T06:34:03.923-07:00Walhydra's Lament, orCan't I trade this incarnation in without having to die first?Note from the amanuensis: This story was originally published eleven years ago via email to The Crone Thread listserv, back in January of 2000, when the amanuensis was still in library school, before the move to Florida. A lot of water has flowed over the bridge—or under the dam, or something—since then.
At the time, the story began with the following Disclaimer:
Walhydra is a crone of Bright Crowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09678898117491633098noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569342936950272269.post-81077208943191090632010-11-24T12:20:00.001-08:002011-03-25T14:09:42.760-07:00Ron Weasley and the Chess Knight of DoomNote from the amanuensis: I wrote this movie review on November 28, 2001, shortly after I had seen the then just-released Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.Almost a decade later, having just seen Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, I am glad to see that Daniel Radcliffe and his colleagues Rupert Grint and Emma Watson have all become mature young actors, able to sustain an intense Bright Crowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09678898117491633098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569342936950272269.post-41550344879872154362010-06-17T05:05:00.000-07:002010-07-07T06:59:02.724-07:00Walhydra's White Slave Adventure, Conclusion:In which Walhydra finally gets a clueThe final chapter in the serialized 1981 travel adventure which Walhydra first published on The Crone Thread in 1997. WWSA, Part 1WWSA, Part 2WWSA, Part 3WWSA, Part 4WWSA, Part 5Conclusion: In which Walhydra finally gets a clueBy the time Walhydra's political refugee problem had been resolved, the day after the landing in South Hampton, she felt as if her hurricane of rage had pretty much blown Bright Crowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09678898117491633098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569342936950272269.post-83780545418152828672010-06-11T08:24:00.000-07:002011-02-09T15:56:40.105-08:00Walhydra's White Slave Adventure, Part 5:In which Walhydra burns with unholy fire...and tastes ashesAnother chapter in the serialized 1981 travel adventure which Walhydra first published on The Crone Thread in 1997. Part 5: In which Walhydra burns with unholy fire...and tastes ashesWalhydra doesn't want to tell the next part of this story.Looking back on these events from the vantage point of nearly three decades, she knows that she has to eat her words. Not to mention her thoughts, her Bright Crowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09678898117491633098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569342936950272269.post-953141206552548262010-04-16T06:12:00.000-07:002011-02-09T15:55:05.530-08:00Walhydra's White Slave Adventure, Part 4:In Which Walhydra stands corrected, but doesn't notice for the longest timeAnother chapter in the serialized 1981 travel adventure which Walhydra first published on The Crone Thread in 1997. Part 4: In Which Walhydra stands corrected, but doesn't notice for the longest timeIf she's backed into a corner, Walhydra will begrudgingly admit that she's a fake. Well... maybe that's too strong a word for it, but "dilettante" sounds too pretentious.It's important to her to be Bright Crowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09678898117491633098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569342936950272269.post-14852111208480504992010-04-03T18:59:00.000-07:002011-02-09T15:52:31.449-08:00Walhydra's White Slave Adventure, Part 3:In Which Walhydra and Nikki give new meaning to the Zen saying, "After enlightenment, the laundry"Another chapter in the serialized 1981 travel adventure which Walhydra first published on The Crone Thread in 1997. Part 3: In Which Walhydra and Nikki give new meaning to the Zen saying, "After enlightenment, the laundry"In our last episode, Walhydra was outraged to find herself labeled as an illegal alien. Righteous indignation being a favorite Virgo vice, we shall leave her stewing in it for Bright Crowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09678898117491633098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569342936950272269.post-46642986919616100632010-03-31T14:41:00.001-07:002011-02-09T15:51:20.627-08:00Walhydra's White Slave Adventure, Part 2:In which Walhydra discovers that Buddhist equanimity can be a rather expensive painin the assAnother chapter in the serialized 1981 travel adventure which Walhydra first published on The Crone Thread in 1997.Part 2: In which Walhydra discovers that Buddhist equanimity can be a rather expensive pain in the assThe general plan which Walhydra and Nikki had for their Asian pilgrimage was to head east from New Delhi to the Ganges, north to Nepal, then on to Thailand and perhaps even Japan…as Bright Crowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09678898117491633098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569342936950272269.post-88238804627598456122010-01-22T12:30:00.000-08:002011-02-09T15:49:55.777-08:00Walhydra's White Slave Adventure, Part 1:In which Walhydra and Husband #3 have a narrow escapeA note from the amanuensis: Walhydra's main blog, Walhydra's Porch, has given her both a new way to communicate with her long-time Pagan friends from the old Crone Thread listserv and a way to gather a new readership—always a boon for an egotis...um...magnanimous Virgo writer.In 1997, Walhydra started serializing for her Cronies an adventure which took place way back in 1981, before she and HubbyBright Crowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09678898117491633098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569342936950272269.post-86745613955714175282009-10-27T05:41:00.000-07:002009-10-27T08:45:02.637-07:00Grief and distractionDear Ones,I decided to withdraw Part 1 of "Walhydra's White Slave Adventure." No problem with the story itself, but right now I don't feel like pursuing it.I had started posting Part 1 late one night last weekend—as I now realize—in order to distract myself from my rising grief over moving Mom from assisted living into skilled nursing care.Now the grief has broken through...or at least another Bright Crowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09678898117491633098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569342936950272269.post-88698286341953351092009-08-16T15:15:00.000-07:002009-08-18T10:00:43.352-07:00WNYEEP, Part 10: The conclusionThe final chapter of a serialized adventure Walhydra first published on The Crone Thread in 1996.Part 1: Dr. BobPart 2: MatchmakingPart 3: JimPart 4: A Virgo haranguePart 5: IntroductionsPart 6: The “brownie”Part 7: The concertPart 8: The seductionPart 9: The crisisPart 10: The conclusionPart 10: The conclusionWhen Walhydra's on call beeper went off, her life did not exactly pass in front of her Bright Crowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09678898117491633098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569342936950272269.post-75045583634853630332009-07-11T05:34:00.000-07:002009-08-16T15:45:36.330-07:00WNYEEP, Part 9: The crisis Another chapter in the continuing the revision of a serialized adventure Walhydra first published on The Crone Thread in 1996. Part 1: Dr. BobPart 2: MatchmakingPart 3: JimPart 4: A Virgo haranguePart 5: IntroductionsPart 6: The “brownie”Part 7: The concertPart 8: The seductionPart 9: The crisisPart 10: The conclusionPart 9: The crisisWalhydra was by now “in full weed."This meant that it was Bright Crowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09678898117491633098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569342936950272269.post-50777334085565840972009-07-07T16:39:00.000-07:002009-08-16T15:46:55.390-07:00Oops!...WNYEEP, Part 7: The concert Oops!Walhydra goofed in June when she published “The seduction” as Part 7 of this story. She just discovered that she skipped an intervening chapter, “The concert.”Here it is, continuing the revision of a serialized adventure Walhydra first published on The Crone Thread in 1996.Part 1: Dr. BobPart 2: MatchmakingPart 3: JimPart 4: A Virgo haranguePart 5: IntroductionsPart 6: The “brownie”Part 7: Bright Crowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09678898117491633098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569342936950272269.post-82879491891638965082009-06-03T18:55:00.000-07:002009-08-16T15:47:44.921-07:00WNYEEP, Part 8: The seductionA note from Bright Crow: This continues the revision of a serialized adventure Walhydra first published on The Crone Thread in 1996.Part 1: Dr. BobPart 2: MatchmakingPart 3: JimPart 4: A Virgo haranguePart 5: IntroductionsPart 6: The “brownie”Part 7: The concertPart 8: The seductionPart 9: The crisisPart 10: The conclusionPart 8: The seductionFollowing in her helpmate Jim's regal train, Walhydra Bright Crowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09678898117491633098noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569342936950272269.post-78115456303623118672009-05-21T20:29:00.001-07:002009-08-16T15:50:29.396-07:00Part 6: The “brownie”A note from Bright Crow: This continues the revision of a serialized adventure Walhydra first published on The Crone Thread in 1996.Part 1: Dr. BobPart 2: MatchmakingPart 3: JimPart 4: A Virgo haranguePart 5: IntroductionsPart 6: The “brownie”Part 7: The concertPart 8: The seductionPart 9: The crisisPart 10: The conclusionDisclaimer: This is where Walhydra does something naughty. She's not Bright Crowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09678898117491633098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569342936950272269.post-10934484102085497132009-04-24T14:17:00.000-07:002009-08-16T15:51:23.464-07:00WNYEEP, Part 5: IntroductionsA note from Bright Crow: This continues the revision of a serialized adventure Walhydra first published on The Crone Thread in 1996.Part 1: Dr. BobPart 2: MatchmakingPart 3: JimPart 4: A Virgo haranguePart 5: IntroductionsPart 6: The “brownie”Part 7: The concertPart 8: The seductionPart 9: The crisisPart 10: The conclusionPart 5: IntroductionsDr. Bob's New Year's Eve Eve Party had a number of Bright Crowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09678898117491633098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569342936950272269.post-66578594595381369322009-03-20T13:34:00.000-07:002010-06-21T14:18:05.836-07:00WNYEEP, Part 4: A Virgo harangueA note from Bright Crow: This continues the revision of a serialized adventure Walhydra first published on The Crone Thread in 1996.Part 1: Dr. BobPart 2: MatchmakingPart 3: JimPart 4: A Virgo haranguePart 5: IntroductionsPart 6: The “brownie”Part 7: The concertPart 8: The seductionPart 9: The crisisPart 10: The conclusionPart 4: A Virgo harangueWalhydra insists that she will not come back again Bright Crowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09678898117491633098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569342936950272269.post-82606025499753407962009-01-21T19:37:00.000-08:002009-08-16T15:55:15.088-07:00WNYEEP, Part 3: JimA note from Bright Crow: This continues the revision of a serialized adventure Walhydra first published on The Crone Thread in 1996.Part 1: Dr. BobPart 2: MatchmakingPart 3: JimPart 4: A Virgo haranguePart 5: IntroductionsPart 6: The “brownie”Part 7: The concertPart 8: The seductionPart 9: The crisisPart 10: The conclusionPart 3: JimWalhydra has the most wonderful helpmate, Jim. Jim is a rare Bright Crowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09678898117491633098noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569342936950272269.post-62414573188651694842008-12-31T06:26:00.000-08:002009-08-16T15:55:41.762-07:00WNYEEP, Part 2: MatchmakingA note from Bright Crow: This continues the revision of a serialized adventure Walhydra first published on The Crone Thread in 1996.Part 1: Dr. BobPart 2: MatchmakingPart 3: JimPart 4: A Virgo haranguePart 5: IntroductionsPart 6: The “brownie”Part 7: The concertPart 8: The seductionPart 9: The crisisPart 10: The conclusionPart 2: MatchmakingDuring one of their times of deeper sharing—it was Bright Crowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09678898117491633098noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569342936950272269.post-72898208934015055462008-11-28T18:51:00.000-08:002009-08-16T15:56:40.118-07:00Walhydra's New Year's Eve Eve Party,Part 1: Dr. BobA note from Bright Crow: Long before Walhydra became (in)famous on the 'Net with her ranting blog, Walhydra's Porch, she was already part of a private listserv of Pagan friends called The Crone Thread.In January of 1996, Walhydra started serializing an adventure she had just survived at what began innocently enough as a New Year's Eve Eve Party, hosted by her prison counselor colleague, Dr. Bright Crowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09678898117491633098noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569342936950272269.post-27013750090141756552008-10-31T09:54:00.000-07:002008-10-31T11:32:38.576-07:00Old Fogey That I AmOld Fogey That I Am:On Fleeing Fuel CoffeehouseI forgottonight is the nightangry young menshout obscenitiesand call it poetry.Old fogey that I am....I just came here to readand stoke my reflux on some caffeineand blow some dollarsin the crack machine.Old fogey that I am....Grew up in another centurywhen "damn" was enoughto get your mouth washed outAnd schools kidsgot in troublefor chewing Bright Crowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09678898117491633098noreply@blogger.com1