Let us bid fair September a fond farewell till next year and examine the upcoming month of October. Aside from being the month in which most people finally clean their AC filters and begin wearing tees beneath the Hawaiian shirts that we are loath to eschew due to our hitting the mini candies (available since August) more often than the gym, it is also the time of year in which darkness reigns supreme. At no other time of the rolling annum does darkness cast a wider spectrum. ‘Tis found in, and between, the Kitty Kat costumes worn by chocolate crazed three-year-olds and the brutal doings of Robb Zombie’s Firefly “fambly” (although some of us note little difference between the two mentioned classes). It is always a matter of taste, and whether you get your sugar from an endless binge of Three Musketeers or off constant jugs of hobo muscatel, do remember, constancy is key in October.
The month in the Springs will be the same as it has except on Halloween we will be making a Big Announcement regarding the future of this site, an announcement that will become official on New Years Day, which we hope will not be the same day that Hell is closed due to over capacity.
The word “we” means two things in SaragunSprings. In the human, earth-business sense it refers to the two Co-Editors, Dr Dale Williams Barrigar PhD and, myself, Irene Leila Allison, who has used ph paper in the past but to no memorable result and certainly to no degree worth mentioning beyond this post.
The second meaning of we includes the great many Fictional Characters (FC’s) of in and about the realm, chiefly Renfield, Dame Daisy Kloverleaf and so forth. Funny thing about the FC’s is I do not know if they resulted from insanity (on my part) or if they have come to rescue me from madness. Sadly, since it is neither illegal nor advisable to go mad in the United States, the question is likely to go unanswered long after the data is tallied. We is a flexible concept and we hope to see it expand after Halloween.
(And there now comes to mind a third “we”–the monochrome Dog Pack: Boo, Colonel and Bandit along with their various whispering attendants.)
This month, as before, throughout the summer, will feature guest writers, beginning with two from David Henson who makes his site debut day after tomorrow and on Friday. Then we will be blessed by the continuing wise observations of The Drifter every Sunday. And there are the usual thisses and thats we use to fill the empty spaces. But in months to come, Dale (and/or The Drifter) will be doing these little monthly roundups as much or even more so than I (even though he is learning that right now).
Oh yes, the open invitation to readers to send poetry and such to saragunsprings.com is still open, but after October things will be much tougher for good reasons to be divulged on Halloween (this is what we writerly types call “fanning the flames” of obscure repetition in hopes of starting a rumor, then, maybe, we hope, a frenzy). So if you are seeking an audience of several dozen lookers for no more effort than it takes to give away money on the street, now would be a good time to accept the offer.
As you may have noticed I am toying with calling Saragun Springs SaragunSprings. For some reason that second one has attracted my eye. No, that’s a lie. You see every time I type Saragun my keypad changes it to Sargun. I keep resetting it but it always creeps back. Still, let’s just say both are correct and wait and see which one finally gets over.
Ever obscurely yours,
Leila
Saragun Springs 
Oh you little tease!
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Haha!
It’s the best strategy to take when surrounded by uncertainty!
Leila
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ILA and the Readers
What a joy to awaken on the last bright September morning in the “Year of Our Lord” 2025 only to find that I will have a hand in penning (and keyboarding) future monthly round-ups!
(Then again, Nietzsche talked about the “eternal return,” so this moment may have happened before and will happen again, which means the joy remains but even more indelibly.)
The monochrome dog pack and their whispering attendants salute your mysterious genius, as always!
To all the readers, I say a fond thank you for being such adventurous, curious, creative, edgy, intellect-fueled, independent, emotionally deep, and spirit-filled Readers.
No matter in what way you’ve found your way to this site, it indelibly marks you in the best of ways as someone who is on the very cutting edge of the literary and visual arts in the 21st century. It used to be called “the avant-garde.” It means the ones who forge ahead before all the others and make a path for the others to follow (and develop in their own ways).
I believe this has ALREADY been proved, and every single day it shall be proved again and again until the end, which, whenever it comes, won’t be the end.
October is the most mysterious month.
I also want to tip my hat here to the great Jeff Tweedy of my hometown of Chicago, Illinois, USA, he who just released a brilliant TRIPLE album of 30 short-story-like songs called TWILIGHT OVERRIDE.
I don’t know Mr. Tweedy in person, but we share a birth year (1967), and I’ve seen him in person several times, as I used to live right around the corner from him. Among other things, Jeff helped resurrect Woody Guthrie with Billy Bragg on the great Mermaid Avenue collections, along with his band, Wilco.
And I want to leave readers, for now, with a quote from Mr. Tweedy that can also be seen as the driving force for what the Springs has, and WILL, become.
“CREATIVITY EATS DARKNESS.” – Jeff Tweedy
Thank you to all!
Dr DWB PhD aka The Drifter, Co-Editor
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Hello Drifter and crew
Haha! So glad you are amenable to being volunteered. In fact if that extends to writing the monthly greeting EVERY month I am for it. You write well and as quick on your wit as such goes!
Leila
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Also
Bless you Mr Tweedy!
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Dearest Co-Editor
Hello again!
My only hesitation in taking on the monthly greeting full-time is that I enjoy reading yours so much instead! Thank you for this opportunity whether it end up being every month or alternating months, I’m ready, willing, able, eager, and will be there for sure!
DWB
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Leila – I see you read recent stories from my blog so you know I have five or five hundred available should you ever have a giggle content shortage. There are even series – smart car, prime (the yeti series), night demon (X rated). If you snap any of them up, you can be credited to my posthumous fame.
Mirthless
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Hi Doug
Sure thing. Just pick five and send the to saragunsprings@gmail.com and we can give you M-F of the week starting the 20th.
Thank you!
Leila
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You mentioned crazy – Jerry Lee is singing Great Balls Of Fire. If you know anything about Mr. Lewis, you will see the connection. Just for amusement, you could run old stories from my co-author and LS nemesis (I like the sound of LS nemesis) sometimes known as Topiary. Unlike the Drifter and I, he may not have a Ph.D. (me math). Most of his solo productions are what I would call inaccurately social realism.
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