The Little Train that Can
Just as eight passenger cars standing in the station become one integrated train heading into the future, when the couplings pull tight and each...
Author Archives: Michael Gray
No Choice
“The overall ‘positive’ or ‘negative’ charge which different emotions seem to have is due to the relative percentages of their more subtle ‘positive’, ‘negative’...
A New Year has Arrived
Well 2019 has arrived. I have to say I saw it coming. Does that mean it’s time for a few resolutions? The problem with...
Kicking the Can down the Road
A few mornings ago, I noticed that the hallway bathroom has mildew patches on the ceiling; as I have noticed almost every day for...
It Takes a Train . . .
A sound somewhere in the neighborhood appeared before my awareness and I understood something illusive. I ordinarily hasten to fill in the gaps in...
Four Poems by Ken McKeon
After Reading A Customized Classified Position Found out today that I, retired now for years,Occasionally house bound with ms, Am still wanted, ...
Maybe Light My Fire
In the natural world, or at least when human ingenuity impinges upon it, we see moths flying into candle flames and hovering around porch...
Putting Humpty Dumpty Together Again.
We had a successful Thanksgiving dinner at our house this year. Six family members all appreciated that the food served accommodated their dietary regimes....
Which World are we Talking about?
“In the fight between you and the world, back the world.” Franz Kafka, Great Wall of China, Aphorism 50, Page 171 This is one...
Making Good Use of Time
There’s a saying that seems to be born out in experience: “If you want something done, give it to a busy person”. The reason...