Questions for the New Year from the Ancients
Long, long ago (perhaps in the first half of the third millennium B.C.) in a land once called Mesopotamia, people wrote their stories in the wedge-shaped language of cuneiform in … Continue reading
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Love Your Immune System
When you’re fighting a cold or flu, did it occur to you that might be exactly what you’re doing—fighting? Fighting implies an adversary—one we assume is mindless and whose behavior … Continue reading
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…And Don’t Talk Back
When I have a moment of silence, I discover my home has taken on a conversation of its own. The clothes dryer dings. The washer sings a tune. An alarm … Continue reading
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Sensations of Christmas
How do you choose a favorite Christmas movie? For humor, A CHRISTMAS STORY has to win. For nostalgia, IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE takes top honors. After that, making the list … Continue reading
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Winners and Losers
Recently, I was watching the playoffs of THE VOICE as the mentors sent home talented person after talented person. Some hopefuls tried too hard. Some didn’t try hard enough. Some … Continue reading
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Not Exactly a Writer’s Biography
When I decided to write—not long after I was born—I wanted to take myself out of my mundane existence into adventure. I wasn’t allowed to read anything not in the … Continue reading
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Accepting the Help of Buddies
Have you seen the TV PBS series SPY IN THE OCEAN by the BBC? In it, humans have created incredibly believable camera-eye spy robots that look and act like the … Continue reading
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After Near-Death, What Then?
Most of us wonder what’s waiting when we “shuffle off this mortal coil,” as Shakespeare would say. We figure we’ll spend more time dead than we did living, so we … Continue reading
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Pride and Tradition Behind Prejudice
If you’re a White person in the South, how would you feel about being a defendant facing an all-Black jury? Or a Black person facing an all-White jury? Would you … Continue reading
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Searching for New Answers
When the war in Vietnam was first televised, most believed seeing the violence and its aftermath would dissuade us from acting out against one another. Now our entertainment features greater … Continue reading
