The Disappearance of Mr. Pye
It had been more than a fortnight since I had encountered my dear friend, Mr. Pye. As he lived alone, I made it my purpose and pleasure to ride out […]
We Can’t Unring the Bell
THE SMALL REVELATION OF MR. PYE
When Mr Pye began to feel grim and somewhat despondent of spirit with the madness that was all about him, he would slip away, put on one of his favorite […]
Fading Glory
“Freedom, in any case, is only possible by constantly struggling for it.” —Albert Einstein He’s an old man now. He refers to himself as “The ancient one.” There are few […]
One Bad Apple
“There is some good in this world, and it’s worth fighting for.” –J.R.R. Tolkien It’s a BAD Apple! A very Bad Apple! And it’s spoiling our bunch. There is no […]
In The Midst Of It All
“Every artist must combine the innocence of a child with the wisdom of an old man.” —Irving Stone It was a perfect Spring day to be a child and […]
LEAP O’ FAITH
“Jump off the cliff and design your wings on the way down.” -Ray Bradbury THE SCENE: Two men, falling into what appears to be a bottomless void, talking; mostly shouting […]
How High Do Butterflies Fly?
How high do butterflies fly? Please don’t look it up, and don’t ask Siri, or Alexa. I’m not interested in a Google answer, or even Webster’s. I’d just like to […]
HUMPTY DUMPTY (revisited)
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.Humpty was sadly fractured and cracked,But thankfully his yoke stayed completely intact.So, all the King’s horses and all the King’s […]
On The Fly
“The master in The Art of Living draws no sharp distinction between his work and his play; his labor and his leisure; his mind and his body, his education and […]
The Returning
Said the Oddmentation to the Butterfly, The holiday is over now, so I can go back to where I belong, and he sighed deeply. But-but where is that? stuttered the […]
Killing Lincoln
“Before we take to sea, we walk on land . . . Before we create we must understand.” —E. Hemingway My father was my first art teacher. He was […]
The Nightmare
I had a Nightmare last night– It was the worst one I’ve had. But now looking back, It wasn’t really that bad. I mean, apart from […]
Of Time On The River
September 24, 2018 I spent a long while this past week standing in or walking beside the river . . . Autumn is arriving to the Eastern Sierra. The cottonwoods […]
Just A Tree
So many things that we think we see are actually collective memories of what we have seen intricately woven into an abstract that we can easily see, understand, and describe. […]
Bouts Of Consciousness
“And I knew just as surely, just as clearly, that life is not a work of art, and that the moment could not last.” –Norman Maclean A friend of mine […]
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