Superstition is not a gift, nor, necessarily, a blessing or curse. What it might be is a state of insecurity and disharmony.
One of the Colony
Recently, on holiday with my family, a restaurant we visited was encumbered by flies, to the point where after each chip consumed I found myself swatting the air with ire. Whether or not the flies were declaring war on my family, and using our food as a symbol of conquest each time they landed, only to secure a narrow escape, I do not know. What I do know is that many of the little buzzing devils died during their efforts.
That Sinking Feeling
Have you ever had that feeling, that sinking feeling that you forgot something important but can’t quite pin the tail on the donkey? That you are somehow blindfolded to your own omissions but everyone around you on public transit seems to have X-ray vision? Well, imagine how Earth feels when she has a wardrobe malfunction…Oh that sinking feeling.
A Double-edged Curse
Have you ever lost a loved one? War, disease, pure accident. They all occur every day. Any veteran of life can tell you that, with a hard edge to their eyes that whispers, “I’ve been there.” But what about that nagging ache inside us to exact some form of…balance, or perhaps even justice?
Beneath the Glass
The dedication or devotion to a thing, in an immoderate and/or compulsive standard or quantity. What I’ve just paraphrased, folks, is the Oxford English Dictionary’s online definition of the term “addiction”. Alcohol, drugs, food, exercise, loud music, reading, sleeping. Can we be addicted to any of these? I’ve never tried drugs, but the others, conglomerated […]
Purging the Pure
Genocide, racialism, the Holocaust, they are each horrific examples of purity being deployed as a justification for crimes of war. They are the worst examples, antithetical, ultimately, of what it really means to be righteous. And who is it who declares that these people are ‘sub-human’? Who is it who cannot see past their opaque egos?
Future Moment
None of us can know, with certainty, what the future will be. We are inescapably rooted in the present moment, unable to foresee what will be minutes or years from now. But we all dream. We speculate. We wonder about what will be. Often our imaginings of possible futures are mundane, just extrapolations of the […]
The Second Gate
Why do we grieve and who do we grieve for? Guest Author Shaun Carter ponders the place of death’s poignancy and its accompanying grief in all our lives.
Emperor of the Mundane!
The 28th June. As far as I’m aware, no grand personal achievements, no incorruptible friendships, no tragic conclusions, have affected my life on this particular date. Sometimes we have days where not a lot happens. Take my last twenty 28th Junes.
Snap Happy
Online profiles now require constant documentation of everyday life. Is our habit of photographing our every activity changing the way we view our lives and the lives of others?
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