Writers Harbor

Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • A Blip on the Radar (part 1) “Staying with the Herd “

    (this one bounced off a single phrase in the review by Tara Shannon on my story “If you’re good… “) credits: Vangelis, “Conquest of Paradise “     A BLIP ON THE RADAR (Part 1: Staying with the Herd) “What do you do for a living? ” It’s a valid question, as we all trudge…

  • BE STRONG

    Be strong, This one’s for you. Wherever you go and whatever you do, Remember my smile, Not what I went through. Be strong, This one’s for you. Whenever you think of me, Try not to cry. You meant the world to me, Made my life worthwhile. Be strong, This one’s for you. You know that…

  • El Presidente

    EL PRESIDENTE Our local shooting club has some enthusiastic members. Every Friday night, there is a shoot-out. Not of the killing kind, unless you’re made of cardboard. Then, you’d be in big trouble… Usually, there would be between fifteen and twenty shooters. The President was there. He would welcome everybody, stuffily. And give you the…

  • Yer Fu-Fu-Fuk’n CAT

    “The good-looking guy is ME… the dude with the epaulettes? Some frickin’ chopper jockey… “ YER Fu-Fu-Fuk’n CAT (Life’s a dance. As writers, we should explore all aspects of the human existence. Not all is gloom and doom. Some aspects of life are touching, some are ironic or wry, and some are downright funny. Here’s…

  • RESILIENCE

    Thoughts about the unexpected changes in her family life bombarded her brain. She wanted to die. Her beloved and only sister was gone, on the first day of a New Year. The disbelief,and the grief, pierced her like a cruel, well aimed lancer. The loss of her only blood relative Traumatized her. She asked why…

  • LETTER FROM HOME

    I have been waiting for so long waiting and waiting for you to come home life was not easy since you left. Did I tell you? that our children have grown each has a family on their own I am waiting for you to come home – our home I miss you. There are times…

  • Materialism of the Mind

    Materialism of the Mind Materialism has been defined as an “interest in and desire for money, possessions, etc, rather than for spiritual or ethical values “. I’m sure most people associate the word with cars, houses, and paper dollars. I suspect there is a worse form of materialism. I think this second form of materialism…

  • Going to Confession

    GOING TO CONFESSION (a true story, based on childhood memories, that have lasted a life time) My mother was a devout Roman Catholic. When I was a child, we lived in Holland for a while, and I was very impressed at the way she went to the big Dutch Catholic church as often as she…

  • Separation

    Separation (to the music of the Main Theme of “Missing you ” by Vangelis) Have you ever… been in a crowded, smoke filled bar? Surrounded by people, all of them, glass in hand, talking their heads off? Have you found yourself withdrawing inside your mind? Wondering how they manage to all talk at once? With…

  • KING TUTANKHAMEN

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