Author Archives: bryan

The Ring of Gyges, from Plato, the Republic, Book II: “They say that to do injustice is, by nature, good; to suffer injustice, evil; but that the evil is greater than the good. And so when men have both done … Continue reading →

I had a long conversation That spoke to temptation And left me to feeling all strange. It was not, the words that we spoke But their bounce, that awoke An inkling to think about change.

Today I was told, “You are unusual.” This statement was followed by further complimentary support, and though I initially took it this way, it disturbed me. It created a nagging discomfiture. I believe it did so because each one of … Continue reading →

This week, as the moments passed, each time the wispy nature of my searching thought began to take shape and tantalizingly dance to and fro, it would stretch and thin and curl, and ultimately slip through my grasping fingers. I … Continue reading →

I have observed that one of my (not infrequent) fallback forms of relaxation is to talk about how hard I work. I have observed the same in others. It feels that our preferred (and natural) state is moving more and … Continue reading →