Extolling, and embodying, the virtues of creativity, and creative writing, to save the world. (Or, at least, myself.)
https://psychcentral.com/pro/recovery-expert/2016/10/are-you-the-designated-scapegoat#1 You got me. You’ve done it. You’ve won. Because that is the game we were playing, yes? No? Because there are rules. Rule #1: Don’t admit to the game. It doesn’t exist. Rule #2: Play to the rules of the game or you will be excluded. Rule #3: We are all playing the game. … Continue reading “The Vanquished”
This is a street sign indicating the name of a local street. The word "gaslight" is evocative of a street lamp, perhaps lit elegantly along some Parisian corridor by the Seine... However, it also has another, more insidious, meaning. To "gaslight" someone is to engage in behavior that is meant to annoy or harass while … Continue reading “Gaslight”
Why do you blog?
Why do you blog? https://youtu.be/hL0tnrl2L_U?feature=shared
Why do you blog? ...I CHOOSE to.
https://youtu.be/83AbvPYqIko?feature=shared Maybe not quite "Fight Club," but close enough to the real thing to be believable.
https://youtu.be/ipJfehsEmrM?feature=shared Classic film about the power of love and humanity to overcome. Also, a remake by Oprah Winfrey. I love the casting of Keir Dullea in the role of David, well before his role in... https://youtu.be/AXS8P0HksQo?feature=shared
"You're a dirty old man, Dugan," said the priest to the geometry teacher. That was nearly 30 years ago, and, probably, had been shared between the two for 30 years before that. That was a different time. When some men were priests and some priests were men. Like Fr. J. Vincent Taggart, S.J. However, times … Continue reading “Saint” Vincent
This is the gravesite of Zora Neale Hurston, author of "Their Eyes Were Watching God," among other works. Her grave is in Fort Pierce, FL, where she spent the final years of her life. Alice Walker, author of "The Color Purple," identified her unmarked grave and established this memorial with the words "A Genius of … Continue reading “Their Eyes Were Watching God”
Observations from the Brink 