Ray Bradbury wrote one of the best masterpieces called Fahrenheit 451, which also could be classified as a daytime horror. It’s one of the genres of books that includes The Handmaids Tale, 1984, A Brave New World, The Long Walk and a short story called The Lottery by Shirley Jackson. Neither of these stories should be considered a how to …
I don’t regard myself as one who is spiritually correct. It’s too close to being politically correct. I can’t see the need to fit into a reconceived notion of what a believer should be like. I’m searching for the truth and will go to any length to find it. To be born again is to discover new ways of doing …
Political Correctness Needs To Be Shown The Exit Door – Part 2 I am politically incorrect, that’s true. Political correctness to me is just intellectual terrorism. I find that really scary and I won’t be intimidated into changing my mind. Everyone isn’t going to like you all the time. – Mel Gibson Political correctness is really restraining the way we …
You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this and you will find strength. – Marcus Aurelis I would rather have questions that can’t be answered than answers that can’t be questioned. – Richard Feynman. With the risk of repeating what I have written in previous articles or not being taken serious enough by those who don’t …
English is one of the most complex languages on Earth to learn, and here are some very good reasons why: Mommy got a role of a mummy in the latest horror movie. Some people over a number of days wander around in a daze. Will made some time to write his will. The clam knew when to clam up. The …
How many people have given up on their dreams as a way of getting even with themselves, or they think they don’t deserve to have their dreams come true? Maybe they have come to realize it takes more effort than originally thought to have them come true. Now that Las Vegas has an NHL hockey team and an NFL football …
This is something; culture is not your friend. Culture is for other people’s convenience and the convenience of various institutions, churches, companies, tax collection schemes, what have you. It is not your friend, it insults you. It disempowers you. It uses and abuses you. None of us are well treated by culture. – Terrance McKenna If or when culture dies, …
The Lottery was a short story written by Shirley Jackson some years ago. It shows what happens when people don’t question the traditions they do and when it descends into a superstitious and meaningless ritual. After her story was published, many of the subscriptions to the magazine The Lottery appeared in was cancelled and people refused to speak to Jackson …
