Tag: Paris
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The Invisible Spark
Those who would come to kill Fear we have an invisible spark Yet it’s our fear that keep us still And so our light dies in the dark. In Paris and Beirut and elsewhere In the midst of all that is terrible One with another starts to share That lighting of a spark invisible Once […]
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Je Suis Charlie (Freedom of Thought is Freedom of Speech)
Those who wielded the guns at Charlie Hebdo not only wanted to silence freedom of speech. They wanted to silence freedom of thought. In both they are mistaken. They don’t understand the power of the pen… Writing is expressing thoughts and feelings out loud or on paper. Writing is the storyteller’s freedom of thought expressed as […]
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What Do I Call You Again?
Some terms for addressing women and the pitfalls thereof: • Girly? Is this rural Australia in the 1950’s? • Madame? No I’m not the proprietor! • Mistress? No I’m not one of those! • Missy? Am I a spoil brat throwing a tantrum? • Princess? Nice try but you’re no Prince! • Miss? I’m not […]