October 2018 – Kyra Cornelius Kramer

Charles V Becomes Holy Roman Emperor

October 26, 2018kyra 2 Comments

On 26 October 1520 the eldest son of Philip the Handsome and Joanna of Castile was crowned as Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. Charles was born 24 February 1500, and by the time he became the emperor he had already been King of Spain, Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, and Lord of the Netherlands since he was… Read more Charles V Becomes Holy Roman Emperor

Bethany, May Light Perpetual Shine Upon Her

October 8, 2018kyra 6 Comments

Today would be my friend Bethany’s 34th day, but she didn’t get to celebrate it. She died yesterday of cancer. God-forsaken, motherfucking cancer. Bethany – kind, generous, funny, loving, Bethany – is gone. As with Juliet, “death lies on her like an untimely frost upon the sweetest flower of all the field.” It is so… Read more Bethany, May Light Perpetual Shine Upon Her