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The Decline Of Culture/Character….

February 1, 2022

Thanks for an excellent question, Jon. Why today’s paucity of genuine ‘literature?’ And it’s one I’ve attempted to tackle in …

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Celebrating Giants Of The Human Spirit!

December 17, 2021

  How long ago now was it that I first cracked the spine of Joseph Campbell’s Creative Mythology? Thirty years? …

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A Winter’s Day….

December 8, 2021

  I’ve grown quiet of late. Contentedly so.    Living in a northern climate winter was slow to arrive, but …

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The Pyramidal Bookshelf Of Life!

November 3, 2021

  What if you burned for knowledge, I mean truly craved growth and learning, hungered to get your head and …

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An Attempt At A Poetic Reply….

October 31, 2021

  Response to an email with a link to an article in The Atlantic magazine on a book titled The …

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We Think Statically….(Sometimes) Live Organically

October 17, 2021

 In the beginning there was no word. It came late to the dance. And when it did come it was …

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Rebalancing….

October 13, 2021

“Turning our eyes briefly, now, to the West, where a theology derived largely from the Levant [Christianity] has been grafted …

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Quiet Contentment….

October 11, 2021

  Outside was almost total darkness, except for a few pinpoints of light lining the far side of the invisible …

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‘Don’t Explain… Celebrate!’

September 8, 2021

The silly smile… I fall silent for weeks and then months at a time.    You could say I retreat …

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Fishing!

August 27, 2021

  The Cafe has always been less an actual place than a state of mind and soul, and even a …

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