Sir, the worst way of being intimate, is by scribbling. –Dr. Johnson
Posted in Memorial, Observations, Politics, religion on Apr 5th, 2008
There were many events yesterday to commemorate the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. I attended one of those gatherings, which focused on King’s broader political advocacy highlighted by his 1967 anti-war speech, “Beyond Vietnam – A Time To Break The Silence”. Readings from Charles Marsh’s new book, Wayward Christian Soldiers, were juxtaposed [...]
Posted in Memorial, Observations, Philosophy, religion on Nov 6th, 2007
The telephone rang very early this morning. My first assumption regarding the nature of the call was based on past experience: a minor mishap where my wife works had blown itself all out of proportion until it had achieved the status of a category 5 tempest in an over-sized coffee mug and equally inexplicably demanded [...]
Posted in Memorial on Oct 14th, 2007
Just a few weeks ago our son called to tell us that he was planning to spend a weekend with us in October. We are pleased at any opportunity that we have to visit with him and his girlfriend Mirea; however, his pronouncement was rather unusual as he had just visited us in July [...]
Posted in Memorial, Observations on Oct 7th, 2007
From the time I matriculated from Guilford College in the late 60’s until the present, my relationship with that institution has been variable at best and more often desultory; even my daughter’s brief stint as an adjunct and later as an instructor in the English department did not draw me into a closer relationship [...]
Posted in Memorial, Observations on Oct 1st, 2007
There have been moments during the past few days in which I have caught myself being inexplicably introspective. Often, when a pensive mood presents itself unadorned and presumably unsought, I am reminded of the American Transcendentalists’ intimacy with Nature and Its efficacy as a metaphor as well as its influence in one’s life. [...]
Scribbling
Sir, the worst way of being intimate, is by scribbling. –Dr. Johnson
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The Zero
A Novel
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