Month: January 2026

Songs, Where Demons Tread

Me & You (Song)

Candid Corvid Productions

By Athena Stairs, January 31, 2026

And I

Long for you in wastelands
Where life is bitter hell

I long for you in darkness
Where hope can barely tell

I long for you in mountains
And through the hills and dales

I long for you in sadness
Where swollen tears once fell

I long for you in madness
Where mind’s gone out of sight

I long for you in gladness
As wish to share your might

I long for you when wistful
When love is just a wish

I long for you impassioned
As dreaming of your kiss

And if you were a demon
I would want you just the same

And if could find my voice right now
I’d always call your name

And when you’re seeking solace
I will be right here for you

And as the puppet becomes man
We’ll make a life brand new

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Comedy

Grate Expectations

Candid Corvid Productions

“As I pulled the cheese grater out from the lower wooden cabinet, its sharp edges grated against the side and I wondered and checked to see if there were now wood shavings in the contraption.

Not seeing anything, but worrying about the microscopics, I thought to myself, ‘Oh well, they mix wood pulp in with prepared powdered parmesian cheese – don’t they?”

(Not the same, I know…not that I want to be eating wood pulp, anyway!)

Alex (An Ideal)

Dear Alex,

Candid Corvid Productions

“As I have noted, this category has been about an ideal.

I chose this name to reference the concept of Alexander The Great because much like my emboldened spirit, he took his passion to the world and conquered – asserted his beliefs against societal resistances.

However, in a fashion, I am also a peace keeper.

And to maintain ‘greatness,’ one is often engaged in a war of attrition.

I do not need banners waving along a sea of conquests in the usual way.

I need them behind the scenes where love means everything and conquers fears in quieter, more enduring ways.

I want to share love with the world, not dominate.

I want love to rule because it’s the obvious choice and solution that people choose for their selves and for each other.”

A Woman's Plight, Male Bonding

Lady Blue

Candid Corvid Productions

She had spent the day rallying and cleaning, putting things in place a bit better as she had wanted to.

In the evening, like every evening, she subtly kept an eye out for him, trying to not feel like a fool – because what guarantee was there that he would appear?

And there was the balance of timing and not looking at every single person, because frankly, to do so would be exhausting.

A Return To Innocence, Reclamation, Society

The Bible Tale Of Job And Current Affairs

Candid Corvid Productions

“This story was another illustration to me of the concept of the Devil and God making wagers at human expense.

Then how are we not all just puppets on a string?

And if we are being manipulated, then we do not truly have ‘free will’ – which is what humans were supposedly given upon our ”creation by God.’

Being ‘good’ is necessary for humanity’s productive, flourishing continuance because ‘being good’ propagates cooperation and gentle utilization of our resources to ensure our own sustainability.

Just sayin’ for those looking at ‘the bottom line’ – the current trends going on now with excess consumption and large scale purely destructive behavior in humanity has no plan for longevity capabilities as everyone and everything is getting burned down in this abhorantly negligent process of ‘evil.’

I prefer to not worry about whether I am being f-ed with by other forces in my decision to be ‘good.’

I am just going to be ‘good’ despite any of these forces because to not be ‘good’ amounts to pure tantamount selfishness.”

Where Demons Tread

Darling,

Candid Corvid Productions

It’s kind of cute and funny (don’t you think?) that we seem to be having this effect upon each other.

Near tragic if we don’t do something soon to overcone it, but I think that it’s a very solid indicator that we are truly in love.

And this can be exhilarating if we create solid foundation and then let the feelings carry us  – thereby placing us into the next phrasing category of “head over heals in love!”

Where Demons Tread

My Love,

Candid Corvid Productions

I am excited to know you.

I am sorry that I have such difficulty crossing the barrier to you.

My closest people could verify that I am usually not like this.

I can usually switch easily between intro- to brief extroversion in various situations.

I think that the issue for me is that you mean so much to me.

And when I get close to you, the overwhelming sensations inside of me compete for priority.

I guess this is what they mean by the phrase, ‘You sweep me off of my feet!'”