May 23, 2013

Forward

Window

  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 [...]

Thinking About Grandparents

Grandpa in his forties

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 [...]

Spring, Spring, Mid-Spring

Blossom

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 [...]

Love and Marriage

Marriage Equality Sign

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 [...]

Writing Fever

Don't worry, I don't write online content in pencil :)

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 [...]

New March, New Life

Viola Odorata

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 [...]

Tomorrowless… Not!

Adriana panicking

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 [...]

Jill Bolte Taylor – How It Feels to Have a Stroke

Jill Bolte Taylor holding a human brain

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 [...]

Walking Through November

Autumn oak leaves

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

Letters for a Young Novelist

“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. [...]