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the masters of the arts reveal the deep sea beneath the waves around us when autumn comes to the great cycle of the seasons everyone speaks of color not depth when everyone speaks… Read More
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Chapter 7 – the purpose of life – from Breakfast of Champions, By Kurt Vonnegut
Vonnegut began his career as an underground writer of clever naughty literature passed around by word of mouth in the 60′s and 70′s. But it was much more than that: he dropped grand… Read More
the accurate prediction of the end of times
In the final fatal battle with the wolf the vikings predicted the death of their gods. And therein lies the clue to interpreting the prophesies of the end of the world ~ Odin,… Read More
Daddy, by Sylvia Plath
Sylvia Plath committed suicide 50 years ago today, at the age of 30. She wrote this poem about her father who died when she was 8 ~ and described him as “a bag… Read More
pale blue dot, by Carl Sagan (happy valentines day from the universe)
In December, 1968, Apollo 8 was the first manned spaceship to orbit the moon but the photographs taken by Astronaut William A. Anders are more famous than the flight itself. It was the… Read More
Bruschetta flat bread sandwiches
Bruschetta is an antipasto, which means before the meal, but the same ingredients and flavors make an ideal meal too. It’s easy, yummy, and perfect for warm summer days. . 2 pieces of… Read More
The evolution of Neville Longbottom
Every student at Hogwarts School was permitted to “bring an owl or a cat or a toad”; and so began an education like no other for Harry Potter and the young witches and… Read More
paper clip, by Naoko Yamano
The documents shipped from far away country were kept together by a paper clip. I put the paper clip in to a small box. One day I took out it and use it… Read More
e e cummings – somewhere i have never traveled, gladly beyond
somewhere i have never traveled, gladly beyond any experience, your eyes have their silence: in your most frail gesture are things which enclose me, or which i cannot touch because they are too… Read More
Plaza de Inquisición, by Earle Birney
A spider’s body limp and hairy appeared at the bottom of my coffee The waiter being Castilian said passionately nothing and why indeed should apologies be made to me It was I who… Read More
Plagiarism – a new and profitable idea whose time has come ~ Tic Toc
In 1965 Harlan Ellison wrote Repent Harlequin in 6 hours. It won the Hugo and Nebula awards. Some say it’s one of the best short stories ever written. The list of competition, if… Read More
sitting ducks
we are not leaves on the wind of voices we are rivers growing deeper going to the sea
anyone lived in a pretty how town
Maybe the best personal look at e e cummings is the quirky auto-biography he wrote as a novel. In 1917, near the end of World War I, he was arrested in France for… Read More
twelve movies and a recipe for popcorn
This is a healthy recipe with two variations. Olive oil, salt and black pepper. Olive oil, salt, black pepper and Dutch edam cheese, shredded, not melted. All olive oil is not created equal.… Read More
what is “normal”? Ten lost lessons from a non-fiction novelist
In this post we’ll take a look far into a past which most of us have forgotten – what normal is. Our basic understanding of it was lost simply because, step by step,… Read More
a three hundred year old recipe to brew beer
In 1664, John Evelyn wrote a book called Sylva, or a Discourse of Forest Trees. Among other things, he revealed a recipe to make beer from a birch tree. He called it a… Read More
the white whale tale
Within the story of Moby Dick, Herman Melville tells another whale tale – the oldest whale tale in the world…and he tells it as well as anyone. JONAH FALLS INTO THE MOUTH OF… Read More
