I do not come off as a passionate person in public, but I harbor some hidden urges. One of which is eating. Not to a gastronomic level but merely sensual, in the manner of a sex tourist. I do not know the latest chefs or which cuisines are currently fusing…

The last gasps of a since-passed thunderstorm hung a veil over the full moon. The night unrolled in a particular direction and a thousand people followed its lead. They didn’t know where it was headed. How can anyone know? They didn’t care. Not about themselves or their own safety. …

Are you now, or have you ever been? I was once, but it was long ago. * Where were you? Who was there with you? I don’t remember where I was or who I was with… * Nonresponsive. Try again. I remember some faces. …

Life is binary. It either exists or it doesn’t. The Earth is alive, as is the whole universe. In searching for signs of life, we conveniently ignore these facts. Stars and their planets are symbiotic partners, their respective masses acting to massage the other and keep each partner vital. They…

Many of us on the Progressive side of the aisle feel border security was always a question of conditions throughout the world. If things were hunky-dory in Italy after the First World War, Grandpa Elmo may never have felt the urge to emigrate with his family. If the potato crop…