Themes of love and death. These are pervasive in the arts throughout history. Poets, philosophers, novelists have wrestled with the human disposition towards ‘dying for love,’ ‘dying to self for love,’ ‘dying to love.’ The nuances in these phrases reveal the complexities of human relationships. Dying for love. Does this mean dying figuratively because of…
Month: May 2026
It’s never too late . . .
Meet my friend Henry. I can say ‘friend’ even though I met him just recently at the gym. He’s the kind of guy I want as a friend. 93 years old. Pushes his walker at a good c lip as he enters the gym with determined focus. Heads straight to the first of his three…
A word about my writing
Fellow travellers for the journey. Having coffee together, someone who is a constant encouragement for my writing mentioned that my pieces are getting longer. He assured me it was okay; nevertheless, the observation was instructive. I need to be more vigilant in assessing the breadth of material I include in a piece, its relevance to…