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The Booksie Classic House

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"I love this. It is the perfect balance of whimsy and wisdom. It got a double Like from me (first pre-login) and I shelved it. I love the pers..." Read More

Poem / Humor

February 12, 2025

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The Booksie Classic House

Just a few words I just felt like typing at the time I’m not sure if I’ll add to it or not.I don’t even know if you would call this a short story or not ahahahaha Read More

Essay / Memoir

January 28, 2025

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The Booksie Classic House

Writer's thoughts -- like wildfires in the mind -- setting the mind ablaze with inspiration and imagination -- seeking to come alive -- if only for a moment. Read More
his probably is far less a social allegory than a psychological allegory. I mean, I didn't lay it out rationality. It was the daydreamed extension of a dream. I suppose it's bleak and seems to portray all human endeavor as hopeless. But it's also possible to find this constant yapping… Read More
Just as I was about to post this, I discover that Rupert Sheldrake and Bernardo Kastrup have been exchanging differing ideas on this very topic. They’re planning on holding a live streamed discussion, so I’ll be curious to see whether they cover the same points I did below. The conversation… Read More
The simplification of life, and why we are connected, one to the other. Read More
What is it that makes a ‘thing’ into a ‘something’? It may seem like a strange question, but the contrast between these two words and the way we use them is a gateway into uncovering a whole lot of ideas about how we view the world today. This story is… Read More
A revision of the teachings of Biology as contained in the syllabus of the subject and taught to pupils and students in elementary schools and colleges in Nigeria. Page 0. Read More

Tags: thought

An ancient Chinese philosopher gives early warning of the pitfalls of Western thought. This story is included in a book - TRUTH HQ - which is available on Booksie. Read More

Poem / Poetry

March 03, 2024

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The Booksie Classic House

Humanity -- but a wisp of imagination and a strand of inspiration -- and the rest but a moment of magical reflection. Read More
This is an essay from 5 or so years ago. Seemed relevant to some discussions I've been having here. A bit too long, but I was indulging in a kind of psychedelic trip, without the drug. (Writing is a kind of psychedelic drug on its own). Read More

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The Booksie Classic House

another in a series about freedom. I expect almost nobody to like this essay. On the surface, it's not flattering to the reader or writer. That's not my issue. I'm not a marketer. Read More
Round and round we go . . . always seeking, never finding . . . our minds controlling, demanding, imagining . . . always imagining . . . Read More

Poem / Poetry

October 26, 2023

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The Booksie Classic House

I had these thoughts so I wrote this poem Read More
What do you do with your thoughts? Forget them? Hold them for later? Are you held captive by them? Just HOLD that thought! Read More

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The Booksie Classic House

This is probably one of the most cynical and facetious pieces I have written. I don't often wander this far into this particular realm, but a conversation this morning prompted the idea. Some of you will get the gist of what is being said while many may not. The lamentations… Read More
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