Month: September 2018

How patterns work: the butterfly effect

Here’s a story template, with hero “Alice”. (I normally name characters in a template alphabetically: Alice, Bob, Charlie, etc.) Alice lives in a small community that is dependent on a single source of income (typically tourism); Alice has some special … Continue reading

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A heap of broken images

Well, the United Kingdom of Great Britain, Northern Ireland, assorted dependencies and quasi-colonies – and, if you want to confuse a foreigner, ask them which has the more land area, Britain or Great Britain? – is at this moment undergoing … Continue reading

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Where words turn back

Genuine – tho’ enhanced – composite image of the sun. Knock yourself out. For some reason, it makes me think of The Upanishads: Wherefrom words turn back, Together with the mind, not having attained… Now, amidst Brexit and Trump/ Putin … Continue reading

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