
Angels: They Are Scary
The first words off their lips are always “Fear not,” for even the righteous Prophets fall to their faces in utter terror at the awful and horrible sight of a full-fledged angel in glory.
Hagoth favors essays that can trace their lineage back to Michel de Montaigne; whether narrative, analytical, or devotional, these essays lean ruminative, conversational, meandering, impressionistic, and are reluctant to wax didactic. But that doesn’t mean you won’t find the occasional poem or piece of fiction here as well.
The first words off their lips are always “Fear not,” for even the righteous Prophets fall to their faces in utter terror at the awful and horrible sight of a full-fledged angel in glory.
Several years ago, as part of my continuing quest to find Christmas music I don’t hate, I stumbled upon this hidden gem: Harvey Danger’s “Sometimes
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