Best Picture
The truth that a “Green Book” and facsimiles figuratively and physically are consulted by Black Americans currently is a sad reality. On the movie-portrayed...
The Thing We Carried
April 1968, I deplaned at Da Nang airbase, the Republic of Vietnam to join with other Marines and military branches to “win” the war against the Viet...
The Cheapening of Writing and Other Art
A great piece by Carrie V Mullins that not only hits the nail on the head but drives that puppy right through the wall of every going-out-of-business...
Onward
Can't wait for this year to wrap up. Typically, this is when we—so entrained in looking back and memorializing the waning cycle—conclude whether the...
Once Upon A Time
Once upon a time
Was a writer of prose and rhyme,
Who put his book on half-price sale
Yet, fans of his artistry bailed …
No book...
Power in the Blood
Halac'quow Ewapaw'gup Allappah'wee
"There is power in the blood, justice in the soul
Album, Power In The Blood
© Words & Music...
RBG
A must see documentary for all ages, but especially millennials.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s contribution to justice and equality for
which we all...
Walk in Spirit
How do we commemorate and honor the life of an extraordinary person,
one whose impact on family, friends, co-workers, and strangers on the
street...
Morning Glory Day
I awoke to Morning Glory Dayglistering upon a dawnof sunlight and dew—her flower flushing deep purplefrom the sweating of her attar her stain penetrating...
Hunger
A toddler wobbled across the huge expanse of space and time
and fell into his mother’s arms
a squeal of infant joy leaping from his mouth––
The Old Ones Have Told Us
In what way do we come back to Mother?
The Old Ones have told us …
That we should come
with eyes wide as the plains
with hearts...
True Heart: The Dragon Princess
True Heart:The Dragon Princess is an illustrated fairy tale for
all children large and small. And, yes, that means you.
An illustrated...
Mind Over Matter
Flying about
over houses and yards
giggling and laughing
with cohorts in play—
three to five-year olds
thrilling to the power...
The Dear Departing
For we the Dear Departing,
there’s no time like the present
to wake ourselves from the walking dead
push away the polluted earth
from...
Hillbilly Mind
1 Not unexpectedly, in the aftermath of this presidential election, many Americans are wondering how this happened, according to an article by Lynn Neary...
Critical Evolution Pg 2
Reproduced from a high-resolution image of the United States Declaration of Independence (article - text).
This image is a version of...
Critical Evolution
Pg. 1
The hoarding of wealth, as opposed to acquiring the fruits of one''s labor should never be confused. The driving force of upperclass...
Running Wild
Finding our waythrough the veil of reason,
through its crime of treason
against truth—
an affliction of sight
obscuring clear light
Epitaphs
… for Heroes, Villains or Scallywags
Nov. 10th – 241st Marine Corps Birthday
Nov. 11th – Veteran’s Day
As taps symbolically...
Peace and Politics
What is politics, but an extension of thought radiating out of one''s spiritual awareness. It takes a revolution of consciousness inward for a transformative...
The Polarity of Sweat
Native American / First American peoples have long recognized the importance of the womb beyond a physical female organ where offspring are conceived...
Shrouded Synchronicity
Underlying convergences of time, space, and matter are spiritual forces not unlike atomic forces in our physical universe, such as ionic interaction:...
The Root of War
For your consideration: To understand the root of war, the conversation must move beyond the usual binary of far right–far left examination. As long...
Karma
Attribution: Nagarjun Kandukuru from Bangalore, India – Creative Commons.org/license
Page URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_wheel_of_life,_Buddhism_Bhavachakra.jpg
The Past of Present
The first two years after Vietnam combat were lived in a daze of irreconcilable realities. In trying to live the American Dream and embrace the common...
Metaphor
What the Bleep #$*! Do We Know, starring Marlee Matlin, a docudrama combining a storyline, animated bits, and interviews with scientists, philosophers,...
Space Bound
Blood suckin' succubuses, what the fuck is up with this
I've tried in this department but I ain't have no luck with thisIt sucks, but it's exactly...
The Art of Revealing Life
Life is a paradox! The myriad of life''s aspects are constantly rubbing up against their opposite. It is in the interplay of the opposites that life...
Why are creative people eccentric?
According to an article in the May 2011 issue of Scientific American magazine, entitled The Unleashed Mind: Why creative People Are Eccentric, “People...