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Having to Be
Superficial. Fascinating word! For starters, its undulating sound intimating its Latin roots invariably creates a sharp contrast to the dominant monosyllabic thrust of most Anglo-Saxon words....
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Man Demolishing Man
Caught on paper
For child survivors, drawing is therapy—and a tool of justice
From the trials of Nazis to the genocide in Darfur, children’s sketches have...
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Luscious Lalique
I’ve been immersed in such awful and disturbing news over the past few days that I needed to do an ostrich act. It’s escapism...
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Politeness is More than Being Polite
Imagine a crisis-ridden, middle-aged poet/political animal being given a VIP tour of Hell by one of the most sagacious voices of Classical Antiquity. At...
SHOWCASE HOMEPAGE
Regard for Frailty
Trending ‘fragility’ especially the message that it is a source of strength rather than failure and therefore, not to be glossed over or be...
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Epiphany
Anyone looking at a Christmas crib or Nativity Scene is immediately struck at the stark poverty, simplicity, and humility in which Baby Jesus was...
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Pressing Lessons
Did you ever feel the frown of a ghost gently admonish you with a look that spoke much more than two or three words?
It...
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Farewell to Arms
There is a universal perception of meditated and/or striven for completeness in the number seventy that transcends time and place. Which is why this...
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Wind Howling, Heart Trembling
A vicious pack of banshees. This is what a northeast wind at gale force sounds like.
Occasionally, Malta certainly gets hurtled and hurt by this...
