Books I’ve Abandoned
Sad to say, but I abandon more books than I finish nowadays. I simply lose interest in them. I read a …
Category Archives: Culture
20 Favorite and Most Influential Books
What follows are the 20 favorite books that helped shape the way I think and write. It was hard to limit …
Making Music Wherever We Go – The Rhymes and Rhythms that Move Us
Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross To see a fine lady upon a fine horse. Rings on her fingers …
“I See You But Do You See Me?” – Artist Marc Clamage, Bearing Witness
Since my last post, I discovered another artist who refuses to turn away. He bears witness one face at a time by …
Bearing Witness – Refusing to Turn Away
I found this painting of a beggar at the blog site of an artist that I admire. She found it …
“Wake Up Amazed” by Kaze Gadway
Sometimes I come across a blog post that I just have to share. The excerpt below is from Kazegadway – …
Layers of Reality in Bergman’s “Franny and Alexander,” and in Us
In several of his films, Ingmar Bergman plays with the notion of multiple layers of reality. This can be seen …
“You are the Eternal Universe” – Alan Watts
I found this amazing video “You are the Eternal Universe” on the Dionysian GENERATOR blog, where Cody describes it as “a beautiful …
Rants and Rage and a Bright Rush of Wings
The last few posts I’ve tried to write, again and again, disintegrated into dark rants and rages. Rants against a …
Art and the Mystery in the Midst of Things
Art points to something beyond itself, toward “something more,” something that we sense in things and reveal through our pen …
