We make things. We do things. And we’re smarter than you think. Our language is basic, but we mean what we say. We judge others based less on words and more on actions. You learned how to make a living from words, but you don’t follow the rules you try to impose on others. You […]
“We are travelers on a cosmic journey, stardust, swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity. Life is eternal. We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share. This is a precious moment. It is a little parenthesis in eternity.” Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
In May I poke eleven pie pumpkin seeds into dirt. I bless them into a star shape in that limed bed, another year. I wonder if I’ll be here at harvest. I haul myself up, grab onto a rusted scaffold for the vines to climb, drape into the summer winds, mingle with wrens. Glad to
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Carli pointed the BELIEF-B-GON at her would be ex-husband, Carl, and pressed the machine’s blue button. The instructions for the BELIEF-B-GON were clear: STEP 1: Press red button to record new belief. STEP 2: Aim front of device at target. STEP 3: Press blue button. They were written by a man of science marketing a
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Random moments never lost, a whisper clear that speaks delight says, “Come enjoy the sanctity of selfless union fused in light.” A laugh, a scream, a rush of lust, a gentle touch when tears do stream, they’re all so real inside love’s mind, yet still the things we always dream. We take this world, so
As an extension of postmodernism, the antihero has taken hold in storytelling with disastrous consequences. More often than not, this is a character who achieves greatness by violating social norms. In fact, the antihero often presents more of an obstacle to him- or herself than any outside antagonist — think Dexter, Tony Soprano, or Walter
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