With tattered remnants left over by those more skilled and with better patterns to guide them, I tailor a self a calico, constructed of sackcloth and ash …… Read more “Remnants”
Author: andyleeparker1
Life Is Short
Life is short, and so am IMy parents are tallSo I don’t know why Could there be somethingI haven’t been told? Some sort of secretAs yet to unfold?…… Read more “Life Is Short”
Passing the Torch
One of my friends recently raised the raised the question of whether the world might be better off under a matriarchy. He seems to believe that life…… Read more “Passing the Torch”
Because My Therapist Said So, That’s Why
Journal entry 10-5.14I signed over the deed to the house today. It has taken years, but my therapist finally made me see that the only way to…… Read more “Because My Therapist Said So, That’s Why”
Or Forever Hold Our Peace
I slippedon a peal of your sweet laughterand fell into happily ever after the landthat we know doesn’t really existin timethrough our mutual love-clouded mist We’d seeThrough disbelieving tears of…… Read more “Or Forever Hold Our Peace”
Alan Turing: Too Little, Too Late
After the release of The Imitation Game in 2014, stories about computer genius Alan Turing were in the headlines for months. Now that homosexuality is no longer viewed, at least…… Read more “Alan Turing: Too Little, Too Late”
War For Sale
Where I live, there is a yearly festival called Turkey-rama. As soon as you’re done mocking the name, I’ll tell you a little bit about it. Okay,…… Read more “War For Sale”
Ayahuasca–Let’s Not Let Big Pharma Patent It
I first learned about Ayahuasca from an episode of “This is Life” with Lisa Ling in which she traveled to the Peruvian jungle with a group of…… Read more “Ayahuasca–Let’s Not Let Big Pharma Patent It”
Hackers: Our Best Hope For A Free Future
Most of us have been trained by mass media to view hackers as vile criminals, usually thieves lurking in cyberspace, ready to empty our bank accounts and…… Read more “Hackers: Our Best Hope For A Free Future”
An Open Letter to Gorton’s–Trusted Since 1849
Dear Gorton’s, I realize that I have only myself to blame for trusting the Gorton’s fisherman. He just looked so, well, seaworthy. Nobody twisted my arm to…… Read more “An Open Letter to Gorton’s–Trusted Since 1849”
The Big Picture 