It was almost noon, and we still had more than a hundred miles to go. They would be tough miles. Very soon, I knew, we would both be completely twisted. But there would be no going back, and no time to rest. ~Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Here I sit, surrounded … Continue reading Pondering the legacy of the 60s counterculture and the political fallout
Category: Literary Ponderings
Finding inexpressible joy within the pages of faerie story
“Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy stories again.” ~C. S. Lewis “The realm of fairy-story is wide and deep and high and filled with many things: all manner of beasts and birds are found there; shoreless seas and stars uncounted; beauty that is an enchantment, and an ever-present peril; both … Continue reading Finding inexpressible joy within the pages of faerie story
A return to Wittenberg
Queen Gertrude: Let not thy mother lose her prayers, Hamlet. I pray thee stay with us, go not to Wittenberg. Hamlet: I shall in all my best obey you, madam. ~William Shakespeare For the last few days, a line from the movie Abraham Lincoln:Vampire Hunter has been haunting me. As Adam is trying to convince … Continue reading A return to Wittenberg
How to make an idol
I really struggle when I read Christian "self help" books. It seems like the author has it all together when it comes to living like Christ and I am just stumbling and bumbling my way through life, making mistakes at every turn. That feeling was made very real to me as I was working on … Continue reading How to make an idol
Explaining the seemingly unexplainable
NOTE This is a work of fiction, and the people in it are fictitious. The ghosts are real. ~Nathaniel Benchley There are some events in life that are just beyond explanation. There seems to be absolutely no rhyme or reason for the occurrence, yet, there it is, unfolding for all to see. The problem is … Continue reading Explaining the seemingly unexplainable