Following Jesus in rejecting empire
“Doctor Maslow,” says Felix. “I have a theory about humans.” “Go on,” says Maslow. “My theory is that humans believe they are showing off hunting prowess when they carry baggies filled with dog feces behind their pet. They seem to me quite conceited as they follow their dog with that bag swinging from their fist.…
[The following blog series will be comprised of some original short stories] October 17, 2021 My déjà vu is back in living color. I’m constantly aware of multiple times that I’ve experienced these moments, even this one. I’ve been able to parse up to 4 layers of déjà vu in a single moment. After that,…
[The following blog series will be comprised of original short stories] July 28, 2021 My déjà vu events happen pretty much every day now. Or maybe I should say that I’ve trained myself to become present to these moments which may well be normal occurrences that go unnoticed. This notion has prompted some of my…
[The following blog series will be comprised of some original short stories] April 21, 2021 So much for beginning my habit of journaling every day of 2021. Hopefully, starting a New Year’s resolution in late April isn’t a bad omen. Maybe I’ll journal every day until April 21, 2022. Jess says that writing down my…
For the past several months I’ve been reading classic short stories on my podcast, Uncle Scott Reads. I just now hit podcast #26, which doesn’t seem so numerically significant until you understand that I’ve been reading short stories that begin with each letter of the alphabet. So from Araby, by James Joyce, to Mademoiselle Olympe…