We begin our first story today, written by the mother of science fiction: Mary W. Shelley. I appologize for the stuttering, I was outside in the wind, trying to hold my phone and my reading material at the same time. I'll do better next time. Warning: if you only know the movies, you will be confused at how this starts.

Join me for another decent into darkness and madness by H.P. Lovecraft. This time Christmas-flavoured.

Today I read the folk song of "John Henry" for black history month. And the take away that while being better than the machine may make you famous, it's not worth killing yourself at work. We need money in this society, but we also need to live.

We start our collection of H.P. Lovecraft stories with The Nameless City. We follow a Nameless narrator as he explores a city only known in lore and quite literally descends into madness. Which, let's face it, that's how all of Lovecraft's stories end. In madness. Linktr.ee/frankiecore92

I give a convoluted description of the pagan/celtic holiday and some of its blessings.

We finish the Invisible Man today with a chase through town and a rather somber end.

Chapter 27. The Invisible Man kills again, plots to "start" his reign of terror with a different death and upgrade to an ax murderer. Hopefully, Kemp can afford to replace all the glass in his house.

The race to the jade emperor's palace for a spot in the Chinese zodiac, this year is the year of the rabbit (+ water element), the tortise/hare race between the ox and the rabbit.

Chapters 24-26. Griffin explains his new plan to start a crime organization, has a brush with the police, actually takes a life, and the town organizes against him. Merch? Www.etsy.com/shop/MamaChatDesigns

I read the "We will overcome" speech by Martin Luther King Jr. I should have known it wouldn't be a mini-sode with a 20pg speech. But I tried. I blame my sinus infection for my inability to read his handwriting.