Recent content by GrahamLewis

gaslighting

Ten Fahrenheit degrees here and just a smidgen of snow. As long as it's going to be cold, I'd like some snow to go along with it; we may get an inch or so tonight, but the ground is mostly simply barren and brown.

"Sometimes a man realizes that his occupation does not fit in with his ambitions, that in fact when he made his choice he had not the courage to take the risks he was called to take. In such a case the rebirth of the person may have to be paid for by a sacrifice of material security, Such an...

Extinction

It didn't make sense. Till now.

"I was a late bloomer. But anyone who blooms at all, ever, is very lucky." Sharon Olds.

"It’s not dark yet, but it’s getting there." Bob Dylan

I recall some author commenting that when he was able to plagiarize himself and get away with it he knew he had arrived.

Darkness fell relentlessly, ignoring their tears.

low bridge

Here only the insane are happy.

"You cannot talk to a power politician As if he were a wise man. If he seeks to understand you, If he looks inside himself To find the truth you have told him, He cannot find it there. Not finding, he doubts. When a man doubts, He will kill." Chuang Tzu. "Symphony for a Sea Bird" From Thomas...

@CatrionaGrace -- have you read this? Being a naturalist and a writer I think you would especially appreciate it.

Exactly. What could be better?

The solution is simple. Buy a new copy, and maybe a few more books while you are browsing.