by Warren Gaston | Mar 6, 2020
I am reading a book full of triggers, of blasting caps, of rabbit snares, baited traps set to spring, of lasers and razors, of Samurai swords, a scimitar, a spear, surgeon’s scalpels, a butcher’s knife, a hunting knife, daggers and switchblades. Are there cameras...
by Warren Gaston | Mar 3, 2020
I needed to write a poem about trouble in the world. But then some sent me an email signed with a smiley face. I needed to write a poem about trouble in the world. But then a joke was posted on my Facebook page. I needed to write a poem about trouble in the world. But...
by Warren Gaston | Feb 28, 2020
“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.” ― Albert Einstein We sky crawl wanting to land, to break the bonds of soaring, to be grounded, rooted in rock, anchored in the sea of wavering facts, to see reality for what it is, malleable, mostly an...
by Warren Gaston | Feb 27, 2020
Geworfenheit (G) = throwness Our tour guide announced his religion; “I am a Muslim,” he said. “I am a Muslim because I was born in Istanbul. If I had been born in Rome I would be a Catholic. If I had been born in New Delhi I would be a Hindu. If I had been born...
by Warren Gaston | Feb 25, 2020
There are two forms of immorality: active and passive. Doing something known to be wrong is immoral. Not doing something known to be right is also immoral.