April 23rd is St George's Feast Day, though in the Church of England it is moved until Monday when the 23rd falls between Palm Sunday and the Sunday after Easter. I find that all too complicated to track, so I just stick to the 23rd. I don't celebrate Easter, so there's no reason for me… Continue reading The Daily: 23 April 2025
Category: Poetry
The Daily: 22 April 2025
Earth Day Earth Day was created in 1970 as a direct political challenge. Wisconsin's Senator Gaylord Nelson wanted the US government to do what government is supposed to do — protect its people and lands from rapacious business. He created Earth Day and organized the first demonstrations across the country to force the hand of… Continue reading The Daily: 22 April 2025
The Daily: 26 February 2025
True stories don't end. They don't have a beginning, middle and end. No logical progression or growth or moral or even much of a plot. Stories about life are amorphous and constant quivering flux. People end. Characters end. People have a beginning, middle and end. So we tell peoples not stories. We narrate people. That's… Continue reading The Daily: 26 February 2025
The Daily: 19 February 2025
I'm in a mood... and this popped out last night... pretty much fully formed... wisdom traditions as soon as you speakof purity and greatnesswe know your wordsfor poor absolutiondefense for the lives that you stolea wise man would not create god in his imageall violence and self-absorptiona wise man would notlook to the stars locating… Continue reading The Daily: 19 February 2025
