Future Clouds and Radar. Cotton Mather. Robert Harrison

"Close to the Sun" by Cotton Mather - The Creative is the gateway to the I Ching, and according to Confucius, the key to understanding all the subsequent readings. The hexagram is formed by doubling the figure of "Qian" translated…

The Middle of Nowhere

Slip the moorings of the all familiar 

Get into a second car and go 

Somewhere late 

Looking out the window and I see we're in another state 

Now we're standing, and the clouds rush the sky 

…

The Land of Flowers 

Welcome to the land of flowers 

Everything is overgrown 

There lie my idle hours 

Underneath this unmarked stone 

You could say your once great prince 

Surrendered his kingdom to the wild 

But we’ll take back some…

Child Bride

seldom a favorite reading to receive and typically a reminder that my life is an ongoing exhibit of lessons unlearned. for instance i can tell you that if you're ever going to jump over a fence on Halloween…

What is it that so energizes us about the enemy? My sister recently recalled how positively giddy my parents became during the Watergate hearings. How they couldn't wait to turn on the television after lunch to watch Sam Irving, Howard…