A Rudderless Child
Jonathan quickly excused himself from his new psychic friend, promising that he would return as soon as he insured that the boat was secure,...
Tag: Evolution
Life’s First Encounters
Last week, my mother would have been 104 years old. “Would have” because she died 32 years ago. I don’t know the exact day...
Penelope’s Spinning Wheels
One of the oddest images in Homer’s “Odyssey” is of Odysseus’ incredibly faithful wife weaving all day and unravelling each night, a garment which...
What our Big Sister can teach us
“Nature may well manifest its own forms of knowledge, apart from the knowledge that human beings lay claim to. For instance, we use the...
The Caterpillar and the Phoenix
I live in a nest woven out of all the twigs and pieces of string–the maxims and identifications–that I have picked up over a...
Coming Ashore
Was it a bad move to come ashore? Has humanity benefited from leaving home, and setting up shop on the shoreline? The daily news...
Evolution is a Relationship
Unlike the Republican uncle and Progressive son-in-law brandishing their forks–while pointing out to each outer the one true path–belief systems can, in quiet moments,...