The Northern Path Return to the place of divergence. An unconscious man poured out on the floorboards. In each conversation, when we speak of travel, he tells of a road in the north. “At first it seems common. . . If there are gentle hills, these sidle by like lambs toward a clover. Never a [...]
Category Archives: thoughts
I’ve really tried to keep my blog free of things outside of what I consider my creative work. That’s a mistake. I’m segregating my passions, and I realize that this is backwards because it doesn’t communicate who I am. It also has the effect of making me less prolific. My (revised) opinion is that one [...]
In one she lies in bloody paroxysms eyes flutter In another strolls beside me without a scar eyes flutter In others my brothers genuflect eyes flutter In this my nephew fills a fresh-dug grave Dreams. Dreams come before me with familiar casts and scripts. Without a moment of confusion I find my mark. All the [...]
Sorry, I’m not usually political around here. Currently the FCC is reviewing possible regulation to prevent discrimination against traffic on the internet. At the same time two bills are in congress to prevent the FCC from regulating this new medium. This battle is pretty vital to fundamental rights and the economy. Even from a purely [...]
Something I’ve been working on for the last few weeks (along with several other attempts): @kholinar Beneath the soft eddies, my arms struggle deeper, restless ’til I find your current, aching to be caught in your sweet maelstrom. Megan and I recently went to see Bright Star, a period piece about the tragic romance between [...]
Really interesting study on how the mind reacts to nonsense. Apparently they tested students by reading each group a story (one nonsensical, one conventional) and the nonsense group tested 30% higher in identifying patterns. Might be worth thinking twice before saying, “That’s just nonsense,” next time. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/06/health/06mind.html via Carrollian @ the http://alice-in-wonderland.net forums…
