A transcendent mind
A capacious mind which rises above and speeds ahead of the spillth and swirls of world affairs, political, sociological or...
In praise of the slow, the deep and the difficult
Reading this, I am trying to figure out how to ‘restore the positive perception of certain almost lost qualities’ that...
Two types of aesthetic
A pithy way to categorize an aesthetic response - the straightforward reflection of a mirror or the more complex refraction...
Seek and you shall find … something
A piece of sage advice - you will always find something if you look. But is it what you (thought...
Joining thought to thought
Thoreau is a vigorous soul and I found it refreshing that he associates vigour with connected thought. As you see...
The happiest time of life
Listening time: 3 minutes. A beautiful description of the sheer, unbounded joy of being alive in a...
Oddly hinged
A beautiful way to remind us that all may not be as it seems. Oddly hinged is more interested than...
Dead or alive?
This marvelously stark encounter with a dark stranger proves to be Orlando's first meeting with the man she will marry. ...
Red letter day
A red letter day is a holiday or a memorable day, something that might be marked on the calendar in...
From one artist to another
You don’t have to agree with this side-swipe to appreciate its pithiness.
‘What a genius, that Picasso,’ he said. ‘It’s...
Leaves lapping at your feet
The Runaways is a bestellar children’s book I will review on these pages. And Ambrose the dream uncle, though you...
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