Western Stars It is a cool, bright evening, and the skies are licking his brow where the skin touches the smeared-paint clouds. He turns to …
Doorway to Wisdom
Roger Bacon, the 13th Century English philosopher, wrote: “Knowledge of languages is the doorway to wisdom.” Languages always fascinated me. I remember my family’s first …
out beyond the threshold
Doorways have long been regarded as symbols of opportunity, of new beginnings and silver linings. Yet, doorways in the world of mystery, folklore and fairy …
DOORWAYS: Letter From the Editor
Doorways, huh? You know ‘em, you love ‘em, you walk through ‘em on a daily basis. We spend our life in a vast series of …
I don’t care where you went to college
Throughout my upbringing and education, college was always in my future. I grew up in an environment where college was seen not as a luxury, …
Across to Thriepmuir
I’m here now, you can gocarried on along the water by thelone fishing boat.A penny for the journey, nonefor my thoughts.You know them all already, …
That’s Amore
The thing is, as Kurt Vonnegut writes in his brilliant, bizarre Timequake, is that being alive, essentially, is a ‘crock of shit’. The vast majority …
Pygmalion Pursuits
Greek mythology, as I superficially see it, is the precursor to soap operas, reality television, and grocery store erotica novels. It is tightly packed with …