“A great story is impossible to forget.” ― Adrienne Posey I heard this parable while living in China. It changed me forever. A traveler is moving to a new city, but does not know the way. He hires a guide to travel with him for a small fee. The traveler notices MANY things on his … More The Traveler and the Demons
“Some of the smartest people there were also the most committed. Intelligence doesn’t make you less prone to taking on bad ideas, it just makes you better at defending them to other people and to yourself. Smart people can believe some truly ridiculous things, and then deploy all the reason and logic at their disposal … More Cult(s) and “strong” words
“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.” ― Virginia Woolf “There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.” ― Mahatma Gandhi How long have you gone without eating? Can you imagine yourself in that state of … More Hungry
“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.” -Friedrich Nietzsche I think about you when I write. Every. Single. Time. Still, I cannot decide if it inspires or impedes my writing. Probably both. Which is probably a good thing. You mean so much to … More I Think About You
“MORE MORE MORE!” The hungry people cry. “MORE MORE MORE!” I have it all inside. I am made up of water. The lake in me is full. “I am” is on the boat. I can see fragments of value swimming. But I have to catch each one with a shiny hook *I feel like I … More A Poem: “The Catch”
“But they were happy” And it was us And you were you And I was me All those words are past tense, you see. What are we now? And are we, “we?” Who are you currently choosing to be? I know who I am. Have you forgot? The past certainly was. But in the present… … More A Poem: “Tenses”
“There is no such thing as a new idea. It is impossible. We simply take a lot of old ideas and put them into a sort of mental kaleidoscope. We give them a turn and they make new and curious combinations. We keep on turning and making new combinations indefinitely; but they are the same … More No One Owns It
“You should write because you love the shape of stories and sentences and the creation of different words on a page. Writing comes from reading, and reading is the finest teacher of how to write.” ― Annie Proulx Hey sweet thing, If you could see how many drafts I have on this sites “owner page” … More Drafts and Promises
“A Cleverly Named Blog” with Aubrey 