“Thou Art That” – Part IV, “Some Tragic Falling Off”
Milton’s great theme in Paradise Lost is the fall and redemption of humanity. This too can be seen as “some …
Category Archives: Creative Nonfiction
A Poet’s “Sense Sublime” – Part III, “Some Tragic Falling Off”
Language is that which gives rise to difference, to the desire for difference, and, at the same time, the desire …
Humor, It’s Serious Stuff
Recently I’ve come across several blogs that use humor (the ironic, tongue-in-cheek, tending toward the ludic, the whimsical, the carnivalesque) …
Our Quest for Wholeness – Part II of “Some Tragic Falling Off”
“Duality, difference, and desire presuppose “some tragic falling off” from an original (mythical or otherwise) world of undivided wholeness.” So …
“Some Tragic Falling Off” into Difference and Desire
I’ve been thinking a lot about desire and loss lately and remembering a paper I wrote exploring this topic. It …
“Perfect Love” – An Antidote for All that Ails Us
The highest common denominator for all spiritual practices and religious teachings, as I’ve come to understand, is Love. That is, …
Houseless, not Homeless
Once when I was part of an effort to end homelessness in our community, one of the participants who had …
“A Strange and Beautiful” Entanglement
Recently, when most needed, I came across the essay “A Beautiful and Strange Otherness” by Wisdom Bridge founder, Francis Weller. …
Music for Sailing Among the Stars
One of my poems has been set to music. An amazing composer, Troy Armstrong, emailed me earlier this year and …
True Ghost Stories, Part VII – Do I Believe This Stuff? “You know nothing, Jon Snow”
I haven’t experienced any hauntings or paranormal activity since the “demon” sitting on my chest eventually scurried away. If you …
