A frightful fiend doth tread, an African tale I recall staring lost across the grassland abyss of the Serengeti. A seemingly infinite savannah stretching to curved horizons in all directions, like standing in the middle of a small moon, both deceived by the promise of endlessness and trapped by her curvature. I remember at thisContinue reading ” A frightful fiend doth tread”
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Around the Lake’s Bend, Goes My Father
2021 February – I’ll always remember the last time I got Dad into a kayak. I was home in Rochester from Ireland risking a visit to see my parents just this last September. The lockdown had been grim enough already on the emerald island, but the real kick in the teeth was that any semblanceContinue reading “Around the Lake’s Bend, Goes My Father”
The New 21st Century Dystopia
The New 21st Century Dystopia, an editorial This is about as political as I ever care to get, so please indulge me. It was less than 10 years ago when conspiracy theorists and political documentaries were looking closer at the ‘1% elite class’ and the power they wield to marginalize a population (ref: Peter Joseph’sContinue reading “The New 21st Century Dystopia”
Paul Carreo 