BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE!
Overlooked Essays – Enjoy!
Links to the complete essays
“Barbra Streisand and The Broadway Album”
Reactions on the street in my head to the rumor that this iconic album may be reissued.
“Love. Actually.”
Even people who love Love Actually actually know it has misogynistic problems and unwoke, out-of-date romances. So let’s modernize its storylines.
“Flying First Class”
Why landing 20 feet in front of everybody else is worth the price.
“Some Modern and Very Grimm Fairy Tales”
Just what the title says – famous fairy tales, updated and darkened.
“Predicting Next Year’s TV Shows”
Based on previous successful shows, here’s what we can expect to see streaming in the next year.
“AIKU. Artificial Intelligence Has Arrived”
My computer suddenly decided to share its poetry with me. I didn’t expect the attitude.
“Playing Monopoly With Putin”
A Board Game Champion takes on the War Game Autocrat.
“Granddad and Granddaughter Are Twins!”
We’re 70 years apart. And we’re twins. And I can prove it if you’ll just listen to me. See what I mean – no one listens to her, either.
“The Zen of Wearing a Vest”
A vest is never inside-out until you put it on” and other Zen lessons I’ve learned from wearing sleeveless outer clothing.
“What If the Frog Drowned?”
No one has time to read poetry in their busy lives. But what if we write shorter poems, like haiku? AND we make the haiku about the self-centered reader? Could work. But what if the frog drowned?
“Zen and the Art of Doing Laundry”
Exactly. What doing laundry can teach us about our spiritual selves. Or maybe not. Okay. Basically, it’s the Rinse Cycle.
“Speaking Metaphorically”
Metaphors and parables about a climate change warning, systemic racism, guns, masks, diversity, pandemics, and religious karma.
“A Few Centuries of Nasty”
New interpretations of old nursery rhymes. Could this be how boys got the idea that they could denigrate women?
“The Reality Machine”
What if you could buy a machine that could manufacture Reality for you? Well – guess what – you can!