Monthly Archives: September 2017

All around the world today, it seems that people are reeling from disasters — natural or man-made. I am not here to ask you what you’re going to do about it — I admire you for just showing up. A … Continue reading →

The killer buried the body in a lovely pastoral setting. Later, winter snows came and covered the ground. It’s pointless asking “why” such things happen. Beneath the snow and ice, small green shoots began to sprout up, and when the … Continue reading →

Night after night we seem to travel to different worlds where we inhabit various characters whose stories we find fascinating in some strange familiar way. When we awaken in the morning, we apparently forget all the other worlds, believing this … Continue reading →

The last thing we want is for life to remain the same — out of our desire for things to change, we imagined death, and it’s still our greatest creation. We can barely tolerate a movie which extends beyond an … Continue reading →

The tiny Orange-Crowned Warbler alights to sip nectar from a Hummingbird feeder, and an oncoming hurricane drains all the ocean water from southern island shorelines. A hunter tries to catch a rabbit, but the heavy iron trap springs prematurely and … Continue reading →

We were watching as the actors squabbled on TV. We could tell that their fictional relationship would not last much longer. Still, in the background of the scene, some birds were singing along as if it all was real, though … Continue reading →

First a flutter of wings, and then all of a sudden the idea appeared. This idea consumed all other ideas, before eventually even consuming itself. The bearded philosophers were puzzled how such a thing could happen. In any case, they … Continue reading →

When I first heard about death, I was intrigued. The unknown will always fascinate us more than whatever it is that we think we know. In my town, there’s a dance studio directly adjacent to the local cemetery. I smile … Continue reading →

I was sitting in the old Oak laughing when those eager evangelists waved their pamphlets at you, but you were teaching your dog a new trick, and didn’t even notice. While the angry politicians were threatening to annihilate everyone, we … Continue reading →

There is a small light flickering between the leaves. It is morning, that is all I know, want to know. Couldn’t that be enough, just this? I don’t know why the light attracts my attention. Light wants to go to … Continue reading →