Sifting through the dirt to get to the gold
"There were two points of view he was having troubles reconciling. From the first one, he was seeing himself as some sort of adventurer, who was following his instincts in his quest for something great, just not well defined. From the second one, he was morally bankrupt, irresponsible criminal, who was lying and stealing to... Continue Reading →
"I kissed him back, releasing myself momentarily to a world without words. Ironic really, since it had been words that had begun it all. Words that stung, words that killed, words that destroyed. Regardless of how good it felt just now to have lips on mine, keeping them still, I wasn't going to underestimate the... Continue Reading →
SUMMARY Like sharks safe in the dark fathoms of the sea to prey on targets, the Bullies' Predatory Footprint looks at the vast, opportunistic, cruel, and predatory behaviour of bullying that is exercised to repress and maintain an ascendancy of dominance, power, and control over others. Harrying many young and vulnerable people to suicide, the... Continue Reading →
When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. Throw away the trading cards, the Hello Kitty posters, but always, and I mean always stay true to your childhood exuberance and your imagination.... Continue Reading →
"I've heard you call yourself a geek, a computer nerd, 'a skinny kid', and a whole string of other descriptors that don't actually describe you." She explained coarsely. "I've heard you call yourself a crappy boyfriend and scared. But crappy boyfriends don't fly to halfway around the world to rescue damsels in distress. Skinny kids... Continue Reading →
"What you think you practice, what you practice you become, and what you become has consequences." In a lot of ways James "JD" Dillenger is a traditional teenager. He is in his first relationship with a young woman named Sylvia, he has an indiscriminate palate for donuts, he belongs to a circle of friends self-described... Continue Reading →
SUMMARY When your son wakes you up at 3:00 A.M. because he wants to watch Caillou, he's an a-hole. When your daughter outlines every corner of your living room with a purple crayon, she's an a-hole. When your rug rats purposely decorate the kitchen ceiling with their smoothies, they're a-holes. So it's only natural to... Continue Reading →
"Since humans first became themselves they have scarcely changed, except in the ways they think. We have always been thinking and thinking again. It is our lot to be guided or led astray, ruled or misruled, by our thinking. Thought narrows or expands; it gathers itself, gives itself shape and direction, and worldscapes follow after."... Continue Reading →
"Singh remembered that he was on enforced medical leave. It might be ages before he had a juicy murder to deal with if Superintendent Chen had his way. This case - a missing person, a secretive family, a powerful scion, a city of contrasts and a wedding deadline - was certainly not for the fainthearted.... Continue Reading →
"My daughters talking me out of going to that light, that bright, dazzling light that I've seen not once but twice now. The glorious light they always speak about, and it's true, like that first glimpse of your own children - the light equally fascinating, captivating, alluring. A light to bury your world-weary self in"... Continue Reading →
