This article is the first in a two-part series. My mother didn’t die when so many others did – and that means she lived to give birth to me. I write about this now, because it has everything to do with today, even though the cataclysm in which so many perished happened more than 75 years ago. I owe my life, in part, to people who were willing to risk theirs, whose names I … [Read more...]
Masculinity and the end of time
Ah, it's good to have a sense of humor. In fact, a sense of humor is an essential part of what I've been calling "the New Masculine." As an example, almost as soon as my article, "Creating the New Story: The Masculine and the Feminine," got published on various internet sites earlier this year, the cruelest cosmic joke of all time - for humanity, that is - came into my … [Read more...]
For sale, habitable planet, too late
According to legend, Ernest Hemingway bet his 1920s-era colleagues he could write a complete story in just six words. Hemingway is said to have considered the resulting piece his best work: “For Sale, Baby Shoes, Never Worn.” Making no attempt to keep up with Hemingway, this article provides an overview of the dire climate-change situation in fewer than 300 words. Perhaps … [Read more...]