Strength and confidence at times may turn out to be an Achilles heel A semblance of equilibrium needs a vulnerable feel. (Word Count: 21) Courtesy of Sammi Cox Weekend Writing Prompt#103
Day: April 27, 2019
Learning to Die in the Anthropocene: Reflections on the End of a Civilization – Roy Scranton
The 2014 Roadmap on Climate Change Adaptation struck more than just a somber warning when it stated that, “Rising global temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, climbing sea levels, and more extreme weather events will intensify the challenges of global instability, hunger, poverty, and conflict. They will likely lead to food and water shortages, pandemic disease, disputes … Continue reading Learning to Die in the Anthropocene: Reflections on the End of a Civilization – Roy Scranton
Blake, Huxley, Morrison & Ash
(Photo Credit: Crispina Kemp) Doors. Open and Shut; Heavy and Light. Doors. Comrades; Confidantes; Teachers; Traitors. William Blake found the secret of perception behind one of these. Aldous Huxley gathered the courage to unbolt his, and in addition to the power of perception, discovered the virtues of Heaven and the vice of Hell. Jim Morrison … Continue reading Blake, Huxley, Morrison & Ash
X-Files: The Whirlwind – Charles Grant
New Mexico is flummoxed and ravaged by a sequence of grisly murders. While no motives seemingly can be ascribed to the killings, there is no semblance of doubting the intent. Pure, cold, and terrifying sadism. Every helpless victim is skinned even before he/she is dead. The killer seems to have a sense of clinical impartiality. … Continue reading X-Files: The Whirlwind – Charles Grant