Tangibility of Happiness
J.L. Thurston Jenni Thurston J.L. Thurston Jenni Thurston

Tangibility of Happiness

He always notices. No one else does. Those buttery eyes, like velvet embraces when they glance upon you. How is it possible for eyes to hold the universe? He can’t be human. He’s a man who moves with wings upon his shoulders, his feet just above the dirty ground, never soiled by the earth. And he always notices you.

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The Evolution of a Holiday: From Executing a Priest to Being Terrified of Sex
Don Hall Don Hall Don Hall Don Hall

The Evolution of a Holiday: From Executing a Priest to Being Terrified of Sex

Obviously, no one sends a greeting card to honor the martyrdom of some dude who was interrogated (and likely tortured - it was Rome and he was a Christian priest) and killed (probably in some really grotesque and humiliating fashion - again, Rome). I'm not sure it would do to have children in elementary schools cutting out construction paper implements of torture or crayon drawings of a cat being stoned to death.

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