If you have had experiences such as my family has had (and yours may have had too), you learn that there are those times that nothing can be done by others to stop self-destruction.
That Questioner’s Horse He Rode In On
A “Relation Spéciale”?
It is no secret that this US president evokes wildly negative feelings in many. [Full disclosure: I did not vote for him.]
“1789” And All That
The past is in many ways increasingly alien and distant to our “norms” – assisted in that distancing by media and social media encouraging our “presentism”…
You Get The Chaotic Picture
The poster you follow and admire today may not even be there tomorrow; he or she could just delete everything and disappear.
Should We Blame Paris?
One suspects many of us are drawn to the caring and romance represented in the art of such photos…
The Winter Of Life
People do die of broken hearts, the counselor added…
Because “Lisa” Wasn’t Interested In Him
Dad: “You know how girls get pregnant, right?”
“If you want to test a man’s character…”
Much is being revealed now about the predatory sexual behaviors over the years of a famous and extraordinarily powerful film producer…
Le Mot « terrorisme »
As a novelist, I believe words do matter greatly…
The Answers We Always Seek
My cousin (my late novelist uncle’s son), his wife, and their three sons have lived for years in Newtown, Connecticut…
“So you are a patriot…”
I got stuck briefly while writing yesterday and took a break. (I’m working on that short story, which it seems is now evolving into a short book.) Something made me pick up Distances…
Back To Bach
Another weekend is upon us. The wider world out there is, as always, full of happenings none of us probably can have the slightest impact upon. However, here is information you may […]
“On your own – live or die”
I had another post in mind for this morning. But I feel this is more relevant for today. I wrote what follows on Instagram yesterday… A quiet English bank holiday Monday. It’s […]
NYT And US Officialdom: Making A Horrible Situation Even Worse
You may know by now that leaked photos of evidence gathered at the mass murder scene outside Manchester Arena were published in the New York Times on Wednesday. The source that provided […]
About The British
I’ve lived here now nearly 20 years. I love this country. It has some of the best people in the world. Others out there may become emotional and raise their voices when […]
