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October 25, 2018
A full comprehension of the wholeness of life
is cramped by language. The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis that language creates a world out of words could be a wrong theory. It is the digging for that […] Read More
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October 7, 2018
Do creative thoughts rain from temporal powers outside ourselves?
The coupling of confusion and experience muffle psychological orphans who search out a history before lanes were lit in ungracious advertisements, spending hours down to […] Read More
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October 1, 2018
Steeped in plenty of the middle class and the penalties of boredom,
I read in fierce encroachments of vividness Tolstoy’s “War and Peace” in 1965. By means of a process of defamiliarization Tolstoy describes the familiar with […] Read More
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September 16, 2018
I numbered, read and owned most of
Somerset Maugham’s novels and short stories. He first wrote stage plays and said to strive for clarity and then euphony. But in “Cakes and Ale” […] Read More
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July 15, 2018
Resonant Cavities
in which questions can be heard welcome those who push on the doors of oppression; Salman Rushdie, Lenny Bruce, Abbie Hoffman, Gloria Steinem and John […] Read More
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July 6, 2018
The very void explored:
Holding onto works when winds sway stouter fellows, is as natural as the well-placed ladder or leg up. Wood doesn’t hold. Get a grip never […] Read More
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June 30, 2017
How to live with Critics
The New York Times June 18th BookReview author Adam Kirsch says, “The artist can look away from criticism, because the creative act involves a difficult self-assertion, which might be compromised by even a small degree of doubt, however, who demand the total appreciation an artist longs for, are extremely dangerous. By suggesting that all criticism Read More ...
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April 8, 2017
God’s Time: Kairos
Kairos (God’s Time) Rushing around trying to meet a deadline Stuck in traffic, can’t drive through the car in front A quick prayer for help either elongates The minutes or relaxes enough for real efficiency. Delayed answers to prayers usually includes A better setting, renewed heart, or eloquent solution. English confuses elements of time, Read More ...
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March 1, 2017
Sexual Politics
Proverb: Even a small star shines in the darkness. How old was I when I realized Daddy was more handsome than other fathers. When he smiled, women would curl their toes. His lean work-hardened body loved to move to music. He called square dances but really shone when he fox-trotted with Mother. Lean of hip Read More ...
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February 23, 2017
With the Spirit of Forgiveness
Sending the Spirit of Forgiveness The sight of fleeing immigrants from America into Canada’s frozen fields has incited a riot in me. Who will condemn ICE officials from following inhumane orders to deport those souls seeking refuge in our land? Who will speak for them? No court hears their pleas, their reasons for seeking out Read More ...
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