Alive
Uncle Jimmie had a hunch that cancer,
the rat that gnawed away behind his ears,
was part of the warm earth and silver woods
and snowy meadows in the mountains. Surgeons
stabbed at the rat: scalpels sliced away
the ears one April dawn, as catbirds,
perched in the morning treetops, mocked the calling
of cardinals. Stabbed and missed—the rat survived.
The day they […]
Philip Appleman is distinguished Professor Emeritus of the Department of English, Indiana University, Bloomington, and has been called “the poet laureate of freethought and humanism.” His poetry is by turns touching, funny, and bitingly satirical. Dr. Appleman has graciously granted permission for me to publish a number of his poems here, so watch for them […]
A classic rant via Church of the Subgenius, probably by Rev. Ivan Stang
I pick the god damn terror of the fucking gods out of my nose!
Pardon my language…
But YEEEEEEHAW! Let the sons of God and man bear witness!
Even in the belly of the Thunderbird I’ve been casting out the False Prophets! I’m busting a gut […]
Do you love your ability to love?
Do you tolerate tolerance?
Do you hate “hate?”
Do you think about your thoughts?
Are you awake to being awake right now?
Are you aware of your awareness?
Are you in the habit of making good habits?
Are you living your life?
When you walk, do you direct your steps?
When you listen, do you let the […]
Invents with software, explores boundaries, juggles— and writes very little about it here.
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