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Mental Scrap

(in response to someone trying to reconcile fox’s “most trusted” slogan)   …Regrettably, “most trusted” and objectivity aren’t mutually exclusive. We would like Fox News’ target demographic to differentiate opinion...

Mental Scrap

(discussing regulations)   …if you give people the opportunity to be lazier or be more selfish, how often are they going to take it? Hey, let’s remove the regulations requiring people not to dump waste in the nearby river – wait what do you mean...

Mental Scrap

(on what conclusion someone would draw from Reddit as a whole) …Any conclusion it wanted to. We are incredibly diverse entities. By the time I’ve finished typing this comment, someone’s day has been improved! Conversely, someone else’s has been...

Mental Scrap

(on decision making) ^ I’ve heard this so many times. “I’ll just go with the lesser of two evils” Well let’s say we were <———-| (10) Well the lesser of evils took us to <——-| (7) Then the next lesser of...

My Knife (VA Monologue)

I am intimately familiar with my knife. I’ve traced the carbon lines on its blade repeatedly.   My knife is a well balanced work of craftsmanship. no detail overlooked, and I’ve wielded it for ages now.   I’ve played with my knife,  learned...

The Victims of Violence

the victims of violence will no longer be silent home, in this era of terror   we take care of our seeds we provide for their needs but money is worth more than lives   children’s deaths yield mother’s tears while you profit from the fears go,...

The minute feels an age

A day is too large to judge The hour refreshes anew Through the muck and the sludge The changes ring true The minute feels an age We need long periods of rest Must make everyone rage Again we need all at their best Reaching out was wrong The wonders never cease Being...

Drink to Remember

We used to drink to remember Now we drink to forget. We once knew joy and fun Now the patterns are set. There’s little of age and old It’s not the year but the mile. Early deaths you’ve bought and sold Remember when love was in style? Passion but a...
Lament of Icarus

Lament of Icarus

This is my new painting, a most rare gift to myself, entitled “The Lament of Icarus.” I was able to acquire in the process of acquiring a gift for another. It was something I knew I wanted as soon as I saw it. My initial impressions were of a different...