The Little Engine
“Until now, I have not been treated well, not by myself and not by the circumstances and conditions I have chosen to accept as...
Tag: reality
Trip of a Lifetime
“Don’t panic,” I tell myself. Surely my mind is playing tricks. But I can feel the water weighing down my cloths and I feel...
Empty Space
My life changed forever twenty years ago, We had driven to a look-out on Route 1 in northern California where, once everyone had parked...
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...
On the Coattails of the Flying Moment
Vision isn’t the same as the momentum of the life we are living. When we are actually living a vision (of what life is...
Mr. X and Mrs. G.
I don’t think often of Mr. Escobar, but he came to mind a few days ago when my writing group spent 12 minutes riffing...
From Far Off Mountains
My wife and I are planning to visit a friend in Durango tomorrow. Our major preparation has been to get family members to look...
A Traveling Time Piece
As he looks ahead to his 75th birthday it surprises him that he doesn’t feel any closer to the end of a journey; and...
Is there an Edge to me?
I awoke in panic. Something as heavy as a large snake was slithering over my face. My eyes snapped open and my mind tried...
Democracy is Such a Fine Idea
“Without withdrawing into blankness, we can let go of our reliance on words and language, name and form. We can touch the nameless and...