Thinking Home A YouTube rarity – a professionally shot, high definition, one and a half hour video. It’s about the planet Earth and our place in…
Reading “Nocturnes” by Kazuo Ishiguro First of all, let me say that I’m a bit of an Ishiguro fan. I’ve read all but one of his novels,…
Literary events Death and the King’s Horseman Went to see this play by Nobel-prize-winning Nigerian playwright Wole Soyinka at the National Theatre, and it was fantastic. I don’t go…
Reading “The Pollen Room” by Zoe Jenny A short, beautiful novel about loss and the fragility of human relationships. It begins with an introduction narrated by a young girl…
Thinking Monday Morning Inspiration #8 When the Stranger says: “What is the meaning of this city? Do you huddle close together because you love each other?” What…
Thinking Perspective Every now and then, I have a tendency to whine. I work too hard, life is tough, writing is difficult, etc etc. Also, every now and then, something…
Thinking Spiritual soul I’d love to soar… over the land Like an eagle, high above Just soaring From the mouth of Pine Lick Creek to…
Thinking Monday Morning Inspiration #7 “For love of domination we must substitute equality; for love of victory we must substitute justice; for brutality we must substitute intelligence;…