Mother reading to her child from a children’s ecology book. Thus, a text even a child can understand. Mother – We live on a planet that rotates around the sun, creating a balanced system. The day is balanced by night, cold is balanced by hot, rainy and snowy days are balanced by sunny and dry … Continue reading
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I Doubt, Therefore, I Am
When I struggle to write, I begin to doubt my intelligence; when the writing goes well – even when a story feels complete – I question its quality because it came from me. I doubt I’ll ever put the past behind me, not completely, or that I’ll ever be satisfied with where I am at. … Continue reading
Guns vs Beauty
Maybe for some it’s a tough question. What is more important: the right to bear arms, or the right to grow up and go to school without being shot? What would we prefer: the right to own a gun or the right to live in a peaceful, civilized society? What’s the better vision: the vision of the … Continue reading
Dreams
The crashing Lake Michigan waves muffled the constant hum of traffic along Lake Shore Drive. I took small pleasures in tiny parks with their few trees and benches and waddling pigeons, but only the beach provided an intimate connection with nature. It was cloudy and cool with a brisk wind as I walked along the … Continue reading