Academia as Lifestyle
For a select few of us, academia or scholarship, is not a costume but a way of life, a kind of theme for moving…
Weekend Pause Retreat
After given advice to seek the secret of “the hermit”, I set out to find a way to retreat from technology. Naturally after searching…
Choose to Do
This little core message is meant to draw a line between two things: The sentence is basically saying: Your self and who you truly…
Developing Details for Quadrant City Noir
Most people expect to be admired a few times in their lives, by a lover, a friend, a teacher, or even a stranger. A…
Writing with Value
In a world saturated with noise, clarity is a rebellion. For the writer, the act of storytelling is sacred, but all too often, the…
On Rails and Reverie
There is something ancient and noble about the sound of a train. A low hum. A rhythmic pulse. A song of departure. To travel…
Rebuilding Meaning Through Gratitude
When Organized Religion Rejects You: Rebuilding Meaning Through Gratitude It happened in the middle of Sunday Mass. The priest’s words, spoken in front of…
Iron and breath.
“What about the Big Boy Victory locomotive?” Steam locomotives are fundamentally honest machines. You see the rods move, you see the forces of power…
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