A recent Illustration for kitchen sink magazine!

Title: Killing Time : Animal Sacrifice in India

by Erin Johansen

WC: 1407

"India is a land of opposites, where the putrid and the sublime mingle like raw sewage and incense. So naturally, a place dominated by a religion espousing nonviolence and strict vegetarianism has a dark and violent flip side. My first day in Calcutta led me to the famous old Kalighat temple, where, in the 118-degree monsoon weather, amidst pilgrims carrying offering baskets full of fruits and flowers, I scratched a friendly little black baby goat behind the ears.

It took me a few moments to realize that the kid was about to be a blood offering to the goddess enshrined there..."

Hey all my French friends, I will be attending a launch and signing in Montreal for Plan Cartesian, an anthology from MG I contributed a story to with A.J.

It’s on Saturday May 20, 2006, in two parts, 1pm to 6pm at Fichtre @ 436 rue de Bienville - http://www.fichtre.qc.ca. There we contributors will be dedicating our books to your grandmothers and pet canaries. Later, starting after 6pm, at a bar near by for a drink. I don’t know which bar so I guess ask at Fichtre for that info.

This is a poem from his book. Goofin’ on a new toy with old words.