Monthly Archives: October 2024

I am a weary soul

The worst part is when I cannot move; pinned in place like a still-living butterfly on a mounting board. Almost as bad is when I can flap a wing and dream of flight and then I become aware that I … Continue reading

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Is it more important to seek Justice, or is it more important to heed injustice? To heed is to pay close attention to, to give it its due regard, to make peace with, to respect. This thought behind forbearance is … Continue reading

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Touching Reality

I learn and I think and I write to invoke magic; to transform reality from its immensity into a malleable, manageable handful. I expend effort to untangle knots and to conjure mistakes that add meaning and definition to my reality. … Continue reading

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Cold and Brittle

If politics is a struggle for power, whether in the political arena, at work, at home, at play, then political proficiency is one’s ability to hone in on privilege and snuggle up close; and those preoccupied with task proficiency are … Continue reading

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