Stupid Mask; Stupid, Stupid Mask
The stupid mask I wore, the stupid maskTo Mass this morning, stupid mask, it stankOf chemicals, stupid mask, and fogged my glassesI felt stupid wearing that stupid mask (You look stupid anyway, old man) The…
Month: November 2020
Roots: Insights from the Tree Alphabet of Old Ireland: Apple
A abhall, abhlachóg,Tren rotchraithenn cách O apple tree, little apple tree,Much art thou shaken ~ “An Laoi Shuibhne,” 12th century rhyme Botanical name: Malus sylvestrisFamily: Pyrus, malusOgham: CeirtScots Gaelic: Crann Ubhall, ubhal-fiadhaich, CuirtIrish Gaelic:…
A Theology of Gender: Julian of Norwich and the Image of God
Gender is a big topic in general, and there has been lots of discussion about how we should approach it from a Christian perspective. You can’t separate two things which weren’t already joined. As a…
Journey to the Past – Chapter 1: One More Adventure
“No!” Lucy protested, her face ashen as she crossed her arms over her chest. Huddling with her brothers and sister in a small drawing room inside Miraz’s old castle after the weeklong celebration of Caspian’s…
The Case of Monsieur Valdemar – Chapter 1: A Matter of Urgency
Nico sighed as he sat back in his chair and tossed the pencil on the desk. Homework was so boring, and tests were particularly tedious. Why did Erik insist that he learn more despite the…
The Day Moon Met Raven
A man who had, for some time, been travelling the road in all weathers, sat down at the roadside under a sheltering tree. His jacket was richly embroidered but his leather boots were dusty and…
Journey of Discovery Chapter 8 (A Kingdom Hearts Story)
Looking out the window of Scrooge’s ship, I found myself staring in awe at the sights I now beheld. It was so beautiful, seeing the space that existed between worlds. It was like the images…
A Good Idea Gone Bad
The poem critiques the theory of literature in Plato’s Republic. If fair Philosophy could be the kingand Poets only truth and goodness sing,that, Plato thought, would be the ideal state.So, Homer’s gone. His gods do…
Roots: Insights from the Tree Alphabet of Old Ireland: Hazel
A question, clever lad. Whence have you come?Not hard to answer:I spring from the heel of a wise man,From the meeting-place of knowledge,From the place where goodness dwells;From the red sunrise I come,Where grow…
Morality vs the Written Word
A while back a question was asked in one of my writing groups and, as it’s not the first time I’ve seen a question of this nature when thumbing through the posts, I decided it…