It is interesting to me that in my mind the violent creations of Cormack McCarthy exist in a world of tragic immaculate design as applied to history, but when he writes of contemporary horrors the beauty is gone. It is displaced by feelings of despair, sadness and defeat. I loved the book Blood […]
There are always good things happening in music. Not just legacy throwback traditional rock and roll, or folk/blues derivatives, but new inventions – innovations and composites borne of ideas culled from different ages and times (whether they know it or not). I’m writing this now but it’s been coming for a long time. I […]
This day starts like any other; an alarm pisses me off, and I’m out of bed, showering and trying not to picture the day ahead as a negative thing. I mount my bicycle to ride in to work and I notice the light from a brilliant moon illuminating the alley, I see the shadows […]
What comes out of these tired fingers today? Pondering, hesitant searches for words or thoughts. I know there is a lot more in here, but for some reason there is an intake of breath. If I pay attention this will be a restful time for meditation. Peaceful regrouping. If I fight, it will be a […]
About a year ago I heard a song by the Wailin’ Jennys (the name is a self-admitted fabulous tip of the hat to Waylon Jennings) which they recorded as Long Time Traveler. I’m usually a long time behind the curve on music as I’m nowhere near the industry any more, and this is no exception. […]
On the way to work this morning; A handsome native woman in layers of coat, warm and smiling, walking quickly southbound on the east side of 9th avenue beneath the bright streetlights. Scarf wrapped at her neck. Two separate individuals within a block of each other who trip over two separate pieces of raised sidewalk […]
Thick, warm shirt, fall day; the south wind is a steady breath on the leaves, yellowing and dry. Under the sun and the clouds and under the planets and the universe, under the trees where the leaves fall and under the sky where the wind blows. Under eternity and under infinity, here it all is. […]
I don’t discount the idea that the universe speaks to people when they; a) need it, and b) listen. Here is an interesting example; I have had this adage in my mind for a few weeks; ‘don’t discount the serendipitous’. Then today, while reading an article on a completely unrelated topic I came upon a great new […]
It’s difficult to find a place to start. I think the importance of this concept began to dawn on me around 2000 (in Portugal). And this is only a guess, as I believe the thing has been haunting me from the very beginning. A couple of sessions in my life of solitary living […]
I don’t remember much of any day. I have small pieces of time and that’s all. I remember scents and feelings and sometimes images. I know I traveled by Greyhound to visit my friend. My parents put me on a bus. I know that I went to Falkland in B.C. from Calgary and I know […]
There is a dream that is lost. I remember this dream, and I remember that it came many times. I would feel wonder and excitement when it was done, and in the middle it was crystal pure; deep and awesome power, polished with fear. I can’t remember when I had it. I […]
I mean no disrespect. I feel strongly that there have been places and times on this troubled planet when violence as a response to imperialism or hegemony has been justified, when the call to arms for some society was justly sounded and bravely heeded. I hold the greatest respect for people who have given of […]