Orbital by Samantha Harvey
Like monks meditating in a cell, the astronauts in the International Space Station have a unique, timeless perception of life and existence. Unlike monks meditating in a cell they are […]
Event Horizon
About Event Horizon
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Finis coronat opus
Since my brother’s death I, like Tennyson’s Ulysses, have wanted to believe that Old age hath yet his honour and his toil; Death closes all: but something ere the end, […]
Who are we on Sundays?
When the phone falls silent and the emails mute, / when everyone you know is looking beyond you to the Cross, / who are you then, Pilgrim?
Egyptians
What are you waiting for? This is it. That shadow. This screen you look at. That car outside. This evening. The landmine of the day you die is already laid […]
Is it raining with you?
I remind myself every morning: Nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So if I’m going to learn, I must do it by listening. – L. King People […]
Art as a Rorschach test
The artist creates. The audience interprets. The academics write books on the artist’s intentions and the audience’s reactions. So it was in the beginning, is now and …. oh, hang […]
Remember, Remember the Fifth of November
‘Bonfire Night’ or ‘Guy Fawke’s NIght’ is a big celebration in England. It commemorates the death in 1606 of the Catholic Guido (or ‘Guy’) Fawkes. Weeks before Bonfire NIght children […]
Flotsam and then some.
It’s interesting how you choose something as a symbol that you are not losing and finally giving up on life. A blue bin-bag, some cardboard boxes, a dental appointment. Almost […]