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LIFE’S LEASE

“Life is full of temporary situations, ultimately ending in a permanent solution.” Rodney Dangerfield Oh shit, not another story about age! Wait, give me yet a chance to explain. No matter what goes on in our lives, at any point, at any time, under any circumstance,...

Sentience vs. Consciousness

“There is no fundamental difference between man and animals in their ability to feel pleasure and pain, happiness, and misery.” Charles Darwin I got to be honest, I wasn’t going to write a story and I still may not, because this might not see the light of day. I...

WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT ALFIE

THE BUDDHA WAY IS UNSURPASSED/I VOW TO EMBODY IT FULLY – THE FOURTH VOW First, don’t hang up yet. This will not be some dumb diatribe on the essence of Zen and why you can’t live without it. Somewhere in this genesis of a story barely begun, I will end up using...

ONE FLEW OVER 

“What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy?”Ursula K. Le Guin Well, where were we when last we spoke? I was in a serious, post birthday funk with a chest cold that sucked out any semblance of humor I had within. I am not one of those guys, who wants...

Happy Birthday-A Lament 

“Have I not reason to lament what man has made of man?” William Wordsworth I am sitting here, looking for quotes from the Buddha or Mark Twain to help dress up a story I haven’t even started writing, out of a fear of terminal boredom. Today (5/29) is my birthday and I...