I sat for a bit considering the situation. The caretaker aspect was very clear to me. Duncan was not going to go very far; I was going to stay quite close to him for the next few days. Not just because he was old and injured but because something fairly awful had happened and evidently [...]
Twenty constants
I went to hear Steve Hemler of the CAINA discuss scientific proofs for the existence of God. He did a great job of presenting the proof from the fine-tuning of the universal constants. Next week he is doing a presentation on Evolution and Creation. I especially appreciated his comment that anyone is still free to [...]
Jessamyn seven
Chapter -- What Next? At the hospital the day nurse seemed a little surprised to see me. I wasn’t sure why. When I said that I had come to take Mr. Vester home she asked for all my identification. I handed it over, including the Healthcare Power of Attorney, though I pointed out that the [...]
thoughts on genre
What is genre? I have asked and asked this question and someone on another blog said that a story is a piece of art that induces a pattern of types and intensities of emotion -- that are different for different genres: horror, romance, mystery, and so on. And the lightbulb finally went on. I went [...]
Jessamyn 6
THe blogger me did not mean to miss all of October! At nine years of age I had been scared of the stairs going down into darkness unless my great aunt held my hand. This time however the cellar was a surprise. A light at the top of the stairs revealed it had been painted [...]
