The Tyranny of Taste
George Eliot once said, “I think I should have no other mortal wants, if I could
always have plenty of music.” She would have loved our modern era. It seems that
we have
Christopher Yokel
Chris Yokel is a freelance writer, independent musician, published poet, avid movie watcher, amateur photographer, voracious reader, music junkie, and connoisseur of chai tea. He holds his B.A. in Phi
Standing Stones
The wall of stones marches
on, straight as an
arrow into the infinity
of forest.
It does not care for
tree or trail, for it was
here before their birth.
It stands as
The Still Point of a Turning World
Photo by Jennifer Teichman
I don’t know what possessed me. At the end of this past summer, I agreed to
teach five college writing courses on three different campuses for the fall
I Travel On
I travel on, following the winding trail of pale orange lights through the
darkness. There is a spectral aura about them that makes them slightly less
than comfortable. What else would one expect
Baby Boy Idols
I don’t like Justin Bieber.
That may come as no surprise, considering that I’m a 27-year-old male, and his
audience is teenage girls. It’s not that he doesn’t have