I just had cataract surgery done on one eye. It brings up many practical and philosophical questions. Walking down my street in the now-bright, clear November air, the trees on the distant skyline stand out in sharp relief. The gravel under my feet appears in pixelated detail. The very words…
Category: Literature
Cowboy Country: Nature and Human Nature in Cormac McCarthy’s Border Trilogy
When a fictional world is viewed through the Transparent Eyeball, the objective witness, the world appears as real as we can make out our own: in fact more real, free of our imported filters. Not only is the landscape described in full stark detail, but also the horse-roping, the sootstained…
Freedom Haiku
For more haiku see my latest book, Salt Spring Haiku. Here are a few excerpts. Tipping the Balance Common Ground humanity wholewith self-determinationour rights guaranteed: freedom of choice, realrule of law, informed consentdoing no one harm Betrayal a fraudulent diseasemasks and lockdowns and distancethen the killing shots arbitrary bansdisproportionate responsecollateral…
Reflections on Darkness and Light
Reflections on Darkness and Light Foreword Who I am and who I’m not I am a writer, a mystic, a lover of nature. I’m not a scientist, doctor or lawyer, philosopher, celebrity, podcaster or prophet. I subscribe to no political party, no system of coercion and control. My small following…