Works that have been passed to us from ancient history are a little suspect in terms of both attribution and accuracy. It’s kind of like the telephone game in school, where a message is whispered down a line of students to emerge hilariously unrecognizable. Also, the depth and beauty of women’s words from ancient cultures…
I was just shy of 11 years-old when music grabbed a hold of my life. I haven’t seen the literature, but expect that is true for about 99.9% of pubescent folks. There has to be something about being infused with all sorts of ridiculous hormones that splices musical memories to your DNA. At this stage…
Oh, if I heard all the secrets from my future self, would it even help? “Future Self” by Boehm Time travel seems pretty complicated. Given how hard it is to navigate time in one direction, in this “simple” life, I don’t trust myself to go back and start messing around. But I would consider sending…
A long time ago, when our parents were still bright-eyed and hopeful that Valerie and I would bring them grandchildren, my Mom said something that stuck with us. She didn’t make a resounding case for continuing the family line. She said that what made having children worthwhile was “the little things”. I don’t recall much…