Review of A Grief Sublime by Beth Robbins
The word liminal is from the Latin word limen, which means a “threshold, cross-piece, sill”; with sub, meaning "up to,” it creates the word sublime
Lonesome Dove, Letter to Parents
This novel is often called “the Great Western Novel”; when it was released in 1985, The New York Times called it “thrilling and perfectly realized.”
The Queen (Oprah), Meghan, and Harry
There’s a lot to unpack after watching Oprah’s stunning two-hour CBS interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry last night
I'm Frustrated, Chris Harrison
I often wondered why the lady contestants were wasting their time on immature boys on the show when there was a hot single man, Chris Harrison
Dr. Seuss is Cancelled, You Say?
A close friend of mine sent me a text: “Can you explain something to me seriously...the Dr Seuss thing. It’s upsetting me. Like I don’t understand."
Anti-Corruption Policy Brief: Corruption and Terrorism in Kenya
Grand corruption in Kenya’s political leadership and petty corruption on all governmental levels are “vertically integrated,
After the Quake: Trauma and Its Seismic Reverberations
On Jan 17, 1995, Kobe, Japan was hit by an earthquake, killing over 6k people, destroying more than 106k buildings, and leaving approx. 319k homeless
What is Information Warfare?
Despite attempts to define Information Warfare in academia and across military doctrines, there's not a single definition that these entities agree on
Our Mutual Friend
“I suppose you,” said Eugene, “judging from what I see as I look at you, to be rather too passionate for a good schoolmaster.”
The Sense of an Ending
“Some days since: nay, I can number them — four; it was last Monday night, a singular mood came over me: one in which grief replaced frenzy..."
For Sam or George
“They pant for an opportunity of revenging that humiliation; and if a contest, ending in a victory on their part, should ensue, elating them..."
The Time I Biked Across the Country
Into two bags totaling no more than 3,000 cubic inches, we were required to fit the clothing and supplies we needed for the next six weeks
