“I was taking a break at work the other day when a stern-looking woman stopped near her car and watched me curiously before saying,

'What are you doing?'

I looked up from the ground.

'What does it look like I'm doing?'

She waited a moment, then said,

'It looks like

Happy Birthday, Dennis Rodman! - *|mailchi.mp/shepherdsiegel…|*

shepherdsiegel.com/gratus-sumus-g…
Stan Getz! I'm fascinated by the final works of musical geniuses final works, especially if they know they are dying, and pen or perform what they know to be swan songs. A previous entry cast ears on Beethoven's late 4tets & Bill Evan’s last stand in SF.

Gratus Sumus Getz! - *|mailchi.mp/shepherdsiegel…|*

Episode 126: THE TRICKSTER
with Shepherd Siegel

Listen free at thefolklorepodcast.com/episode-126.ht… or on podcast apps

Why is Marvel's Loki a bad trickster? Why does Bugs Bunny enjoy cross dressing? Is Yoko Ono a trickster?

All this and more in the new episode of the podcast

#Folklore

Thank You, Burt Bacharach - *|shepherdsiegel.com/lets-hear-it-f…|* ...pictured here with Stevie Wonder.

Why the World Needs Tricksters thisanthrolife.org/why-we-need-tr…

Tricksters! We Westerners are steeped in and familiar with the Mother and the Warrior. Trickster is unfamiliar and misunderstood. All cultures have a Trickster god. In most, Trickster is celebrated, worshipped, and beseeched. They’re powerful but antiwar.
shepherdsiegel.com/bingo-gas-stat…

Bingo Gas Station Motel Cheeseburger - *|mailchi.mp/shepherdsiegel…|*

Check out 'Tricking Power into Performing Acts of Love'by Shepherd Siegel on Bookshelves forums.onlinebookclub.org/shelves/book.p… #books via OnlineBookClub.org

'Having practiced activism with like-minded colleagues and allies over the years, I set about the task, as a full-fledged middle-ager, of finally writing down what had come to me as a youth.' - Shepherd Siegel

#authorinterview #writerslife #activist

thetableread.co.uk/author-intervi…

NEW on The Table Read.

We are proud to share the MOST READ articles in October 2022.

1. thetableread.co.uk/dick-and-dom-i… - Article from Dick and Dom

2. thetableread.co.uk/author-intervi… - Author interview with Shepherd Siegel

3. thetableread.co.uk/teen-author-ci… - Article by Citra Tenore

#mostreadawards

It's OK to talk about Utopia. 🗽 It's OK! - *|mailchi.mp/shepherdsiegel… |*

Holy HELL.

What Mehmet Oz means when he says abortion should be between 'a woman, her doctor, and local political leaders.' #PASenateDebate

Thx Amy Schumer

The Supreme Court* declared the criminalizing of abortion unconstitutional. Chief Justice Arturo Zaldívar: We are all pro-life, only some of us are in favor of allowing women to live a life in which their dignity is respected, and they can exercise their rights fully.
*of Mexico

Happy Birthday, Chuck Berry! - *|mailchi.mp/shepherdsiegel…* Shed 96 Tears for 96 years, how old he'd be today. #Chuck Berry*

shepherdsiegel.com/tinker-tailor-… Is it possible to take NOTHING seriously? The universe has sent us Taika Waititi to test that theory. The markings of the Trickster are tattooed all over his oeuvre, and his involvement with the MCU begs a clarification of Loki & Waititi’s storytelling.

Trickster, Taika, Thor and Loki - *|mailchi.mp/shepherdsiegel…|*