Invocations: Damned Things

• Post author:Annetta Black
• Post published:February 11, 2015
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Inspiration from Charles Fort's 1919 "The Book of the Damned" in which he laid out the assorted strange and unexplained phenomena he felt science was either ignoring or explaining away.

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ODDMENTS ~ Dec 9, 2014

• Post author:Annetta Black
• Post published:December 10, 2014
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An evening of miscellanea & findings, bits, pieces & themeless wonders Featuring: Amber Guetebier, Stuart Gripman, Isolde Honore, Tamar Baskind, Miles Traer, and Fritz Striker

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OBSESSION ~ Nov 25, 2014

• Post author:Annetta Black
• Post published:November 26, 2014
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Stories of passion & addiction & the fine line between preoccupation & mania Featuring: Daen de Leon, Rebecca Joseph, Beth Abdallah, Tysa Rauch, Rachel James & Sean Sanford

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MACHINE ~ October 28, 2014

• Post author:Annetta Black
• Post published:October 29, 2014
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Infernal devices, brilliant technology, ancient inventions & robotic overlords David Lang/OpenROV, Karen Marcelo/DorkbotSF, Ezra Spier/Other Machine, Annetta Black, John Adams, Arthur Kay

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BEAST ~ Oct 14, 2014

• Post author:Annetta Black
• Post published:October 15, 2014
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Tales of creatures tentacled & be-clawed, mythic & fierce Featuring: Stuart Gripman, Raven Ebner, Chris Carrico, Amy Widdowson Mains, Tim Guandalini , Rachel Youens

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The seemingly impenetrable Crocker Mountains in the Arctic blocked the expedition of Sir John Ross and his quest for the Northwest Passage in 1818. They were later determined to be a complex illusion known as "fata morgana"

Further Reading: ILLUSION

• Post author:Annetta Black
• Post published:September 30, 2014
• Post category:Read/Reading Lists

Books, research material, and web resources from Odd Salon ILLUSION

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RUIN ~ Sept 23, 2014

• Post author:Annetta Black
• Post published:September 24, 2014
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Stories of disaster & decay, lost cites, intriguing remains & beauty amongst the debris Featuring: Hernan Pelassini, Douglas Worley, Christina Macias, Frederick Lightning Leist, Annetta Black, Rachel James

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SERENDIPITY ~ Nov 11, 2014

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• Post published:September 12, 2014
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Tales of happy coincidence, fateful encounters, harmonious happenstance & miracles of chance Featuring: Frederic Lightning Leist, Andrey Tselikov, Isolde Honore, Michael Sollazzo, AJ Anderson & Ben Davis.

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TREASURE ~ August 12, 2014

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• Post published:August 13, 2014
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Stories of buried booty & shipwreck gold, golden hoardes, secret stashes & diamonds worth dying for Featuring: Steen Comer, AJ Anderson, Seana Miracle, Ryan Galiotto, Arthur Kay, Norman Eisely

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Bethlehem Royal Hospital in London, founded in the 13th century and known known as "Bedlam" became the archetype for the terrors of asylum life.

Further Reading: MADNESS

• Post author:Annetta Black
• Post published:July 30, 2014
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Books, research material, and web resources from Odd Salon MADNESS

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