Two Miles High
  • A Tale of Two Women
  • The Age of Consent
  • Alice's Mirrors
  • Angel Incarnate
  • Beauty & the Beast
  • Dreaming of the Virgin Mary
  • From Russia with Love
  • Homer's Women
  • The House of Incest
  • How to Look at a Naked Lady
  • Immortal Beloved
  • The Judgment of Paris
  • Kama Sutra
  • Letters from Africa
  • Life as Opera
  • Loki's Children
  • Oz is China
  • Poison Pen Letters
  • Precious Bodily Fluids
  • Sacred Prostitute
  • Spinster
  • The Sorcerer's Apprentice
  • Splendour in the Grass
  • The Town Square
  • The Whore's Revenge
  • The Woman in the Bower
  • Vampires in Venice
  • Voices and Saints
  • Women in Trousers
  • About the Author
The House of Incest

Henry Miller

  • Nigel Bruce

Nigel Bruce

Jul 31, 2023
Henry Miller
Henry Miller in 1940

Also see: The Noctambule

Imperia the courtesan: and pride of Konstanz

Imperia the courtesan: and pride of Konstanz

There is a giant statue of a Roman courtesan by the harbor in Konstanz, Germany, and it's rather fun. It was erected in 1993 by sculptor Peter Lenk and it rotates every four minutes. How did Imperia Cognati, a courtesan in late 15th century Rome, get her own
Apr 11, 2026 2 min read
Horror: and the problem of expressing it...

Horror: and the problem of expressing it...

When I think of how artists have tried to convey horror, I have come to accept that Picasso got it right with his giant masterpiece Guernica. I do admire the memento mori artists, and Bosch, Goya, and Edvard Munch, but Guernica was painted in a rage and that's
Apr 4, 2026 3 min read
Dancing mania: why would people dance themselves to death?

Dancing mania: why would people dance themselves to death?

In the Bruegel painting above, the two women cannot stop dancing and they are being led to the church nearby because, possibly, they have been possessed by the Devil or cursed by a saint and only Saint John the Baptist or Saint Vitus can help. The musicians are there because
Mar 27, 2026 4 min read
Two Miles High © 2026
  • A Tale of Two Women
  • The Age of Consent
  • Alice's Mirrors
  • Angel Incarnate
  • Beauty & the Beast
  • Dreaming of the Virgin Mary
  • From Russia with Love
  • Homer's Women
  • The House of Incest
  • How to Look at a Naked Lady
  • Immortal Beloved
  • The Judgment of Paris
  • Kama Sutra
  • Letters from Africa
  • Life as Opera
  • Loki's Children
  • Oz is China
  • Poison Pen Letters
  • Precious Bodily Fluids
  • Sacred Prostitute
  • Spinster
  • The Sorcerer's Apprentice
  • Splendour in the Grass
  • The Town Square
  • Vampires in Venice
  • Voices and Saints
  • The Whore's Revenge
  • The Woman in the Bower
  • Women in Trousers
  • About the Author
Powered by Ghost