Category Archives: Updates

Blood, guts and humanitarians

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Julie Deshtor

My dear, beloved, cherished humans!  Esteemed citizens of this merciful country! You abhor violence and gore, unless, of course, it is taking place on your TV screen, with a “no animals harmed during the making of the horror film” disclaimer … Continue reading →

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Julie Deshtor’s Quotes

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Julie Deshtor

Behind every legendary monster there is a real tragedy…. *smiles*

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Dream

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Julie Deshtor

I had a dream the other night: An Entity came to town – a shapeless, nameless, bodiless thing, whispering, beckoning, threatening, promising, singing lullabies and herding nightmares. And she (I?) had a connection with it, a bond almost romantic in … Continue reading →

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Tango

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Julie Deshtor

Let’s tango,                          until all your doubts disappear, until you dissolve in the rush of the chase. I’m waiting,                          a shadowy shape in the mirror in which you sometimes recognize your own face: the visions of sins                          that … Continue reading →

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The Curse and the Choice

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Julie Deshtor

(A repost from an old blog) 1. Not everyone has a choice. Some choices don’t matter. Some choices cannot be made. 2. Wolves are no better then men. Nor humans are any better then dogs. Humans have less loyalty. Dogs … Continue reading →

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gHOSTS

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Julie Deshtor

So what if I shelter the ghosts of those fallen long ago, them whose swords are still ringing out on the battlefields submerged beneath the ocean, the battlefields raised high above by the clashing tectonic plates, the battlefields over-ran by … Continue reading →

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Naming names

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Julie Deshtor

There is a remarkable phenomenon that people often fail to consider when naming their children.  When an individual is named after a creature (Ex.: Cat, Wolf, Raven) or a force of nature (Ex.: Wind, Autumn, Storm), their personality and spiritual … Continue reading →

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I hate…

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Julie Deshtor

Sep 30, 2008 …people who regard stuffed animals as things without a soul. I hate sated indifference. I hate watching the world around me change with each merry-go-round of the life cycles – while I remain the same. I hate … Continue reading →

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Language vs. a dialect

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Julie Deshtor

Dec 17, 2008  “There is no defined line between a language and a dialect, but it is often said that a language is a dialect with an army and a navy,” Max Weinreich.

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Fragments – Random pieces of a Millenia old puzzle

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Julie Deshtor

Fragments – Random pieces of a Millenia old puzzle This is a re-post from my brother’s journal. Sometimes, when I feel betrayed by fate and time, all I have to do is remind myself of the suffering others of our … Continue reading →

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