Ethan, in memoriam
I tried to find a song for Ethan, who did love music, but it wasn’t working. I’m not much of a poet, frankly, but it… Read More »Ethan, in memoriam
I tried to find a song for Ethan, who did love music, but it wasn’t working. I’m not much of a poet, frankly, but it… Read More »Ethan, in memoriam
TV flickers at a rate guaranteed to put the higher cognitive functions to sleep. LINK It is literally, and specifically, hypnotic. Anyone surprised? Some people… Read More »TV, inappropriate sensory stimulation, and when enough is enough
Too big a subject for one blog post, but I’ll try. If this gets poetical, there’s a reason. The home of my youth, Egypt in… Read More »Home
I’m too conscientious a historian to call it Indian summer, when the normally pleasant California shoulder season turns murderously hot. I’m cleaning up, getting rid… Read More »Preparing for winter in “Settler summer”
Note – For legal reasons, this article is explicitly labeled an opinion piece. Quotes are used with prior permission of the author. I’ve written of… Read More »Un Crossed
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I read, years ago, something from Ernest Hemingway about his process. (I can’t wait to see which of my literary friends will be able to… Read More »Just like Hemingway (no, really)
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