Outside Time, in the Heart of Times
Forward Dusty sidewalks cradle A hybrid species – Urban cages for internal organs, Rationalized in a mechanical stroll Down avenues of uniformity. The walls on the sides of mundane destiny Are painted with bright charlatanry, No window to reveal what narrowness conceals, In carcasses upgraded to last a hundred years Souls fade by [...]
Last week, one of my grandfathers passed away after many years of suffering, and I’ve been thinking a lot about the past, making some sort of mental scrapbook, because, from now on, this is all I’ve got left of him. There’s nothing more to add to that relationship, no “next summer” or “next month”. Everything [...]
Tonight, the moon is full… and, according to my little investigation, in Scorpio. My natal moon is in Scorpio, so, in theory, I should feel some special effects… I keep looking for the bluescreen around, but I’m twisting my neck in vain. This was some sort of joke – rather cryptic, I know I feel [...]
Lately, there’s been a lot of talking about gay marriage. It’s a subject that always draws out strong opinions, despite the fact that it is not anyone’s business what goes on in other people’s bedrooms, so to speak. If two adult persons want to be together – sexually, or not – why should anyone decide [...]
Spring is here, Easter is upon us, and maybe you’re too busy to write much for your website. Or maybe you’re on a tight budget, and you could use a few more articles to grow and diversify your content. Anyway, if you have a website/blog and, for whatever reason, you consider publishing guest articles, you [...]
Just when you’re starting to feel you’ve had enough snow and frost, it’s March and days can only get warmer. Spring brings promises that get fulfilled every year. It takes a while, but it’s a short while – always too short… after it’s gone. In a few weeks, these bare trees around will burst into [...]
This hiatus wasn’t supposed to happen, but the waves of sorrow hit me a little too hard, got me exhausted, and the water was too high for me to swim, so I had to just float for a while. You see, whenever I tend to become overly preoccupied and get depressed, I hide away until [...]
Not all the people who ever experienced a stroke are able to express what has happened to them as clearly as neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor. She explains how having a stroke feels, and shares the wonderful conclusions this walk on the edge of life and death has brought her to. The good news is you [...]
The better you learn to take things for what the are, the less you’re going to prefer one season to another. It comes with being able to focus on the beauty in the present moment, and right now it is autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. Walking at temperate latitudes, I snapped some shots of the [...]
“Letters to a Young Novelist” reflects the complex nature of a novelist’s work. It is a book by Mario Vargas Llosa that can be useful to writers of any age, particularly novelists. Had I read this book 10 years ago, I would have cried less, slept more, and published at least five books by now. [...]
When I was a little girl, I vowed to be brave, no matter how scary or dreary life would get - not that I had any realistic idea what that truly meant. … Nice to meet you!
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