Some 40 years ago, when I was a graduate student, I came upon a pamphlet by one Dr. Ian Stevenson, entitled something like “Evidence for Reincarnation from Claimed Memories of Former Lives.” I read it; I was impressed by what I recall as its judiciously open-minded approach. I showed it to my … [Read more...]
Ray Bradbury – Prophet of the 21st Century
“I am not a prophet, nor am I a prophet’s son …” —Amos 7:14 None of us is. Doesn’t stop us from trying. For those who write science-fiction, it’s practically a professional obligation. “Terrifyingly prophetic”—aren’t those words you’d love to have on your jacket blurb? I’ve heard them … [Read more...]
If You Knew SUUSI …
No, not "Susie." SUUSI--Southeast Unitarian Universalist Summer Institute. It's the one special week each July when UUs (Unitarian Universalists) from far and near converge upon the lovely Radford University campus in Virginia for seven days of learning and hiking, singing and dancing and general … [Read more...]
“Scenario”: The Aliens Arrive …
Full disclosure: I'm not a great fan of poetry. There are those poems, often read long ago, that have embedded themselves in my mind, whose rhythms come to me at the oddest times. They're a motley lot. Some of them, like Chesterton's "Lepanto" or Browning's "Soliloquy of the Spanish Cloister," I … [Read more...]
“What Is Grass?” Walt Whitman, Mark Doty, and the Student
I’m back from the Antioch Writers’ Workshop in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Last Wednesday I had the honor to deliver their annual “First Book Talk” on Journal of a UFO Investigator. I now have a few new books, a lot of new friends. One of these friends is the remarkable poet Jeff Gundy, a professor … [Read more...]
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