Category Archives: Essays

Lucy Jupiter and the Forest of Secrets (Part II)

Lucy Jupiter and the Forest of Secrets (Part II) If you missed Part I, you can read it here. Introduction Last week, we introduced Lucy Jupiter and the Forest of Secrets. Lucy Jupiter is a quiet girl who blends into the background at school but holds a powerful secret: she can command the forest. Her only true confidant… Read More »

Lucy Jupiter and the Forest of Secrets

  Lucy Jupiter and the Forest of Secrets Introduction Last week, I watched a movie called “The Hunger Games”, and it inspired me to try writing something completely different from the essays, rants, and stories I usually write.  So, here is the magical story of the adventures of a little girl named Lucy Jupiter and her super dog,… Read More »

In Just the Blink of an Eye

  In Just the Blink of an Eye Time. Does anyone understand it? Does it even exist? I’m an old man, and still, I can’t exactly explain what it is. Scientists say time and space are intertwined. Maybe they are the same. How long is a moment? How long is the blink of an eye? Last year, I… Read More »

You Can Be An Angel

  You Can Be An Angel “The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us, and we see nothing but sand; the angels come to visit us, and we only know them when they are gone.” (George Eliot) I think most of us would agree that the world has too little love and far too much… Read More »

Me: The Romance Novel Hero!

  Me: The Romance Novel Hero! I read a lot of books. I don’t often get books from the library because I seldom remember to take them back. I’ve paid too many $50.00 fines. Now, I just buy books; it’s cheaper. I buy a lot of books – mostly used paperbacks and ebooks because I’m cheap. And poor.… Read More »