The Death Idol
byThe moon cannot, it has no mercy for the drowned names. But someone will remember, yes? The generations exchanging hands. Only the joys of…
Verdant with hope
by the daily asteriskAnticipation lifts the heart. Desire is created to be fulfilled—perhaps not all at once, more likely in slow stages. Isaiah uttered his prophetic words…
Killing the flame
by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma“Jesus Christ, what happened?” Kids November 8 in Michigan: it was already dark outside when we flipped on the television to watch the results…
Living without mystery
by the daily asteriskLiving without mystery means knowing nothing of the mystery of our own life, nothing of the mystery of another person, nothing of the mystery…
An unfolding process
by the daily asteriskWhy struggle then? Why choose? If all alternatives are the same. Evidently we go on, as we always have. From day to day…. But…
All-dominating forces
by the daily asteriskBefore mass leaders seize the power to fit reality to their lies, their propaganda is marked by extreme contempt for facts as such, for…
Election adaptation
by Nate Al Attas-BradfordEditor’s Note: The following essay is in response to a prompt to share personal stories about the potential impact of the election of Donald…
Believe everything and nothing
by the daily asteriskIn an ever-changing, incomprehensible world the masses had reached the point where they would, at the same time, believe everything and nothing, think that…
Donald Trump, caregiver
by Randy SmitEditor’s Note: The following essay is in response to a prompt to share personal stories about the potential impact of the election of Donald…
Escape responsibility
by the daily asteriskCaution in handling generally accepted opinions that claim to explain whole trends of history is especially important for the historian of modern times, because…