Pavlov’s Experiment
Pavlov’s dogs will drool at the site of any food, So go ahead and ring the bell, Sing a classical song about it and Then advertises what sells – Charmaine J Forde Continue reading Pavlov’s Experiment
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An Absolute Mind
A chair can be more valuable in memories than, say, a precious gem. A gem could have no stories to share; no lives altered or changed in the slightest. It could remain buried beneath the earth for all we know and never have any memory to embody. A chair could transcend time and generations; from the people who sat in it and onlookers. It’s all … Continue reading An Absolute Mind
A Hat Full of Sky
Witches were a bit like cats. They didn’t much like one another’s company but they did like to know where all the other witches were, just in case they needed them. And what you might need them for was to tell you, as a friend, that you were beginning to cackle. – Terry Pratchett Continue reading A Hat Full of Sky
When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress
“A therapist once said to me, “If you face the choice between feeling guilt and resentment, choose the guilt every time.” It is wisdom I have passed on to many others since. If a refusal saddles you with guilt, while consent leaves resentment in its wake, opt for the guilt. Resentment is soul suicide. Negative thinking allows us to gaze unflinchingly on our own behalf … Continue reading When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress
A Monsters Calls
Because humans are complicated beasts, the monster said. How can a queen be both a good witch and a bad witch? How can a prince be a murderer and a saviour? How can an apothecary be evil-tempered but right-thinking? How can a parson be wrong-thinking but good-hearted? How can invisible men make themselves more lonely by being seen? “I don’t know,” Connor shrugged, exhausted. “Your stories never … Continue reading A Monsters Calls
The Importance of Imagination
We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already. – J.K. Rowling Continue reading The Importance of Imagination
Northern Trees
A cold wind was blowing from the north, and it made the trees rustle like living things. George R.R. Martin Continue reading Northern Trees
Modern Primitives
A tattoo is a true poetic creation, and is always more than meets the eye. As a tattoo is grounded on living skin, so its essence emotes a poignancy unique to the mortal human condition. V. Vale Continue reading Modern Primitives
The Night Circus
Someone needs to tell those tales. When the battles are fought and won and lost, when the pirates find their treasures and the dragons eat their foes for breakfast with a nice cup of Lapsang souchong, someone needs to tell their bits of overlapping narrative. There’s magic in that. It’s in the listener, and for each and every ear it will be different, and it … Continue reading The Night Circus
Untamed
We weren’t born distrusting and fearing ourselves. That was part of our taming. We were taught to believe that who we are in our natural state is bad and dangerous. They convinced us to be afraid of ourselves. So we do not honor our own bodies, curiosity, hunger, judgment, experience, or ambition. Instead, we lock away our true selves. Women who are best at this … Continue reading Untamed
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