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Category Archives: Literature

Learning To Walk

February 8, 2012

“Nor can a mind that is filled with knowledge perceive what truth is; only a mind that is completely capable …

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How Are We To Know?

February 2, 2012

“The trick is,” Xenon was saying, “to find the right books to read.” This was a long time ago. Xenon, …

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For Madmen Only!

January 29, 2012

I’ve slackened the pace of posting these days. Taking a step back. Changing the rhythm. No crisis here at home, …

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A Post Containing Every Quote Imaginable

January 19, 2012

Alright everybody, settle down. Take your seats. Stow the mobile devices—Janey and Bobby-Joe can wait an hour for your latest …

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The Last Art Gallery (Part II)

January 13, 2012

“I stepped onto the stone with both feet and this is what I saw. Again the glowing puff of cloud …

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The Last School

January 10, 2012

I vividly recall the day I sat reading a book nearly twenty-five years ago and my literature professor scurried by, …

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The Humble Shall Inherit The Earth

January 5, 2012

“I exist as I am, that is enough, if no other in the world be aware I sit content, And …

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GraceHoper, When You Can Snatch The Pebble From My Hand…

December 22, 2011

I was a teacher once. I even taught an ex-diplomat, an amazing man who had been Canadian High Commissioner to …

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Damn! Back To Quoting…

November 21, 2011

“And will it be always so? Surely, in its great lines. Life changes it’s instruments and its decorations, but never …

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Before Blogs, There Was… Courage?

November 5, 2011

I was standing in front of the ‘Recent Arrivals’ shelf in a bookstore down a few steps from the busy …

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