The day passed. I saw some people. Talked to an old friend about fiction and writing. Bought some bread. Ate some salad. Re-read a story and re-categorized it to the “ready to edit” tab. Then I read some more fiction. Then I wrote. It was a normal day– except I didn’t workout nor did I …
Author Archives: the.primes
Self-Inflicted Goo
During metamorphosis, the caterpillar dissolves and destroys its own body until it becomes goo. Then all the goo gets rearranged into another insect called a butterfly. It breaks through the paper-thin material to become color and flight and light brushes of wings against your cheek. This level of change can only happen in secret, hidden …
Gaps and Salves
Low self-esteem and inferiority complexes are not the ingredients of a strong leader. If he or she suffers from either of these ailments, decision-making and the well-being of the constituents are compromised because the leader is always healing a wound, seeking comfort. So when people judge the sitting president as “incompetent” or being an “idiot”, …
K Dramas and First Person Narratives
Reading some books feels like walking in the wilderness for 40 days and 40 nights. At least that’s the feeling I have after living through Kokoro by Natsume Soseki. Because the novel is written in the first person narrative, there are pages upon pages of internal dark monologue that get burned into you. Even the …
VS.
Discovering what you’re uniquely positioned to do , based on strengths and talent, THEN going after it VS Passively accepting life and work– and letting life happen to you. Isn’t that the basic conflict after all? Whether it’s taking jobs to pay the bills or marrying someone because they happened to talk to you, many …
On My Travel
In Ireland, I felt something close to a truly human experience– and I did so by just walking the streets for a few hours in Dublin and Limerick. First off, the number of small operator-run businesses is incredible. Of the stores and shops we visited, owners and managers were invested in our experience because they’re …
Vetted
It would be strange to allow strangers into your home whenever they wanted to come over for a drink. They could be criminals, living in the same neighborhood as you and your family. Usually, you invite people over to your place only when you feel ready to, because you can have fun and it’s safe …
The tapestry of homes in the neighborhood, each with its own genetic sequence of holiday lights and or a total lack of decor. My house was one of the homes that was lacking. No lights. No red. No White. No Seasons Greetings. Just our home. The first time in years we haven’t decorated. But after …
I witnessed a conversation in a school. A parent was angered that her child was threatened by a staff member. After being scolded for mooning the class, the student felt angry and embarrassed, so he left the room. He called the teacher a “heifer” and gave her the bird on his way out. The kid …
Reading a short story by Murakami, I smile when there’s a knock at the door. The unnamed protagonist opens it. Often, the person on the other side is a woman, whom he invites in and offers food. They have amazing conversations, something weird happens, then she leaves. The part I like best is the “knocking …