“Where is the horse gone, where the young rider?  Where now the giver of gifts?  Where are the seats at the feasting gone?  Where are the merry sounds in the hall?  Alas, the bright goblet!  …

The other day, one of my readers asked the question:  “In a world where time is so precious, what are concrete reasons that I should spend it learning the runes?” I thought this was a …

Stay on the front lines…  Neon: from Greek, literally ‘something new’, neuter of the adjective neos Kshatriya: from Sanskrit kṣatriya, from kṣhatra ‘rule, authority’ For everyone who has ever felt lost, or tired or uncertain …

Meek: adjective Quiet, gentle and easily imposed upon; submissive; soft I finished an email out the other day with the quote “the earth will inherit the meek.” I can’t remember where I first saw that …

Blood was everywhere. The road had turned my brother’s face into a mask of red wetness, ugly splits and tears in the meat that went bone-deep. “Hey, bud, I need you to look at me …

What follows is the third piece in an ongoing project I will add to with works in various formats that will combine into a coherent whole.  It will lay out a kind of “hero’s journey” …

What follows is the second piece in an ongoing project I will add to with works in various formats that will combine into a coherent whole.  It will lay out a kind of “hero’s journey” …

What follows is the first piece in an ongoing project I will add to with works in various formats that will combine into a coherent whole.  It will lay out a kind of “hero’s journey” …

If you’d prefer to hear me read this article to you, click here. Famous Zen monk Takuan Soho said in his book: “The Unfettered Mind:” “If you follow the present-day world, you will turn your …