Category:Journal
Only Mortal
“Someone once told me that time was a predator that stalked us all our lives. I rather believe that time is a companion who...
Nothing From Nothing
An excerpt from the poem, Nothing Comes From Nothing by Peter S. Quinn Nothing comes from nothingWhen there is no one to careSo much...
Make Good Art
This was the keynote address, given by Neil Gaiman, for the May 17, 2012 commencement ceremony at The University of the Arts. I was...
Review: The View From The Cheap Seats
Neil Gaiman is a wizard. A wizard with a gray beard and a pointy hat, walking around in search of hobbits to send on...
What do you see?
I am not so old now, but I understand that I am no longer young. It is very rare that I can see something...
Have you seen him?
Speak, my friend. You look surprised. I thought you knew I’d come disguised, On angel wings in white.
Just a little longer?
Some things are more precious because they don’t last long. Oscar Wilde, “The Portrait of Dorian Grey”
I miss the quiet moments
No matter how careful you are, there’s going to be the sense you missed something, the collapsed feeling under your skin that you didn’t...
Some things last
The first Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center circa 1931. The workers pooled their money to buy the tree with the hope of raising Christmas...
Darkness stares back
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing,Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before;But the silence was unbroken,...
