Christmas in…June?

I often hear about Christmas in July. It prompts sales and advertising, and people celebrate it because it seems they just can’t wait another 5 months (although retail establishments start displaying stuff in October, even before Halloween). My question is: why don’t we have Christmas in June? The weather would be so much better andContinue reading “Christmas in…June?”

Deconstructing the Year

What’s your favorite month of the year? Why? One of the things I focused on when teaching postmodernism and deconstruction was looking at the negative space, at what isn’t there. This is not to be confused with liminal space, or the space in between things. A google search suggests a door may be considered aContinue reading “Deconstructing the Year”

Summer Better Than Others

What is your favorite season of year? Why? Of the seasons, I prefer summer for a variety of reasons. We’ll get to those reasons in a moment, but let’s look at the cons of the others. Winter has cold and often snow. Although I did some sledding as a child, this was not as fulfillingContinue reading “Summer Better Than Others”

“The Christmas Spectacular”

Audio Chimera Episode #58 is available. Billed as “The Christmas Spectacular,” it is, actually, not that spectacular. It contains memories of past Christmases growing up, when there was always arguing. Similar arguments continued into my married adulthood, so for a good reason, Christmas has never been a favorite season of mine. Part of it alsoContinue reading ““The Christmas Spectacular””