Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on March 6, 2012

Imagine, if you will, the scene of my sophomore survey of American literature. Thirty-some odd students, most of them engineering or nursing majors, filled the room with an absolutely palpable weight of boredom and apathy. I had assigned the introductory material on the Revolutionary Er   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on February 27, 2012

Steampunk is the kind of thing our whole family gets excited about, and we've been eager to find a DIY steampunk project we could handle with minimal tools and experience. Steampunk guns are a good starter project because you can get the materials for a small amount of money and...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on February 27, 2012

Steampunk is the kind of thing our whole family gets excited about, and we've been eager to find a DIY steampunk project we could handle with minimal tools and experience. Steampunk guns are a good starter project because you can get the materials for a small amount of money and...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on February 27, 2012

Steampunk is the kind of thing our whole family gets excited about, and we've been eager to find a DIY steampunk project we could handle with minimal tools and experience. Steampunk guns are a good starter project because you can get the materials for a small amount of money and...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on February 22, 2012

Just a funny doodle about vampires...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on February 22, 2012

Just a funny doodle about vampires...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on February 22, 2012

Just a funny doodle about vampires...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on February 20, 2012

Kingdom Come (DC/Aspect) Since Superman has appeared in practically every possible medium from radio programs to pajama sets, it should be no surprise that he also has a strong presence in song, although the extent of that presence is probably underestimated by most, even by those who consider   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on February 20, 2012

Kingdom Come (DC/Aspect) Since Superman has appeared in practically every possible medium from radio programs to pajama sets, it should be no surprise that he also has a strong presence in song, although the extent of that presence is probably underestimated by most, even by those who consider   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on February 20, 2012

Kingdom Come (DC/Aspect) Since Superman has appeared in practically every possible medium from radio programs to pajama sets, it should be no surprise that he also has a strong presence in song, although the extent of that presence is probably underestimated by most, even by those who consider   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on February 5, 2012

Bit by bit and year by year A wish, a dream, an eye, an ear,Surrendered for their pressing need(They did not mean to make her bleed) –At last, she was surprised to seeHerself reduced to poverty.She passed her plate, she hoped for aid,“Oh, yes, some other time,” they said.Too late,   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on February 2, 2012

I admit to being picky about my vampire/Gothic music. I prefer things that suggest the state of mind of the vampire or the emotional ambience of the Gothic, and the hardcore heavy metal stuff does nothing for me. With that in mind, here are two lists that evoke the vampire...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on February 2, 2012

I admit to being picky about my vampire/Gothic music. I prefer things that suggest the state of mind of the vampire or the emotional ambience of the Gothic, and the hardcore heavy metal stuff does nothing for me. With that in mind, here are two lists that evoke the vampire...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on February 2, 2012

I admit to being picky about my vampire/Gothic music. I prefer things that suggest the state of mind of the vampire or the emotional ambience of the Gothic, and the hardcore heavy metal stuff does nothing for me. With that in mind, here are two lists that evoke the vampire...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on January 27, 2012

A pair of tortured lovers, with pale faces and burning eyes, stand against the backdrop of a menacing natural world. Between them lie great chasms of difference, terrible secrets, and their own conflicted hearts. Surely that tall, dark, handsome man is a threat to the girl he loves; perhaps he...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on January 27, 2012

A pair of tortured lovers, with pale faces and burning eyes, stand against the backdrop of a menacing natural world. Between them lie great chasms of difference, terrible secrets, and their own conflicted hearts. Surely that tall, dark, handsome man is a threat to the girl he loves; perhaps he...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on January 27, 2012

A pair of tortured lovers, with pale faces and burning eyes, stand against the backdrop of a menacing natural world. Between them lie great chasms of difference, terrible secrets, and their own conflicted hearts. Surely that tall, dark, handsome man is a threat to the girl he loves; perhaps he...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on January 22, 2012

2011 might have been called the year of the Muppets. With the new movie, The Muppets, hitting theaters back around Thanksgiving, newspapers, magazines, and the internet were all in the throes of Muppet mania. After years on the cultural back burner, Muppets were suddenly in the spotlight again, and   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on January 22, 2012

2011 might have been called the year of the Muppets. With the new movie, The Muppets, hitting theaters back around Thanksgiving, newspapers, magazines, and the internet were all in the throes of Muppet mania. After years on the cultural back burner, Muppets were suddenly in the spotlight again, and   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on January 22, 2012

2011 might have been called the year of the Muppets. With the new movie, The Muppets, hitting theaters back around Thanksgiving, newspapers, magazines, and the internet were all in the throes of Muppet mania. After years on the cultural back burner, Muppets were suddenly in the spotlight again, and   read more