Once Upon a Time
The Bonfire of Your Excuses
Why go to California? In that ridge lies more gold than man ever dreamt of. There’s millions in it.
∞ Dr. M.F. Fleming in regards to the Mountains of Georgia circa 1949, when
Passion is a Wonderful Friend and a Dreadful Enemy
You might think I am kidding. But rest assured, I am not joking at all.
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In the Twilight Embers of Hope We Must Find a Way Forward
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We are the only pilgrims on this unsigned path,
and pilgrims must walk barefoot when possible
and absorb the messages left for them by history.
∞ Peter Grey,
Seed a Harvest of Love in the Dry, Bitter Fields of Lovelessness
Thirst is the desire for what I need.
∞ TD Jakes, Collision of ThirstIt's a mighty mean and a dreadful sorrow. It's crossed the evil line today.
∞ The Speed and the Sound of
Perilous Nostalgia
We don't rise the level of our expectations, we sink to the level of our training.
∞ Navy SEAL Standard quoted by Steven Kotler in The Habit of Ferocity
If working actively and
The Neon Hermit is Gone
Funny thing about this masterpiece I have created.
At first, it was for me, though I fancied it was for you.
Then it was for you, for real.
And now it is for me again.
Don't misunderstand!
It isn't that
Jailbreaking Ella: The Journey into Queendom
Little Cinder Girl, bound to the hearth:
I see you there tracing the contours of your dilapidated circumstances, running your index finger over the roughness of what you have been left to endure.
I know
In the Hour of Her Greatest Need
You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.
∞ Psalms 56:8
When Jesus rose early on the first
Under the Scarlet Moon
The busses of Guanajuato, Guanajuato Mexico run underground.
In the subterranean space between the center of town and San Javier lies a menstruating woman. No one seems to mind. She reclines gracefully against the uneven surface of the tunnel. We
The Seal Upon My Heart
Who is this coming up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved?
Under the apple tree you roused me!
And today I have set you like a seal over my heart,
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