I am eight years old, and I am home sick with strep. Actually, I could equally be seven years old, or six. As a child, I was chronically sick with strep throat, in response to which I took antibiotics. My parents used to wonder aloud whether this over-use of antibiotics would lead to my being… Continue reading Health
Category: Personal writing
Choices, the heart, and God
Shall I go to the bar tonight, Or stay in and read? Shall I drop out of college, Or finish? Shall I propose to my girlfriend? Find another? Vote my conscience? Abstain? Beneath these decisions, there is the part of us that has already chosen; if we try to convince ourselves of our choices… Continue reading Choices, the heart, and God
Literature: How to Read and Understand the World (Release Event)
Dear community, I have some very exciting news! If you’ve been following my blog since the beginning, you’ll remember my book, “Literature: How to Read and Understand the World.” It’s out! It’s available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and GoodReads through Balboa Press (links below). For a reminder, “Literature: How to Read and Understand the… Continue reading Literature: How to Read and Understand the World (Release Event)
Receding into death
Where does it come from, The longing to be stronger, Richer, With a healthier or more beautiful spouse? On better land? With surer footing in the world? Where does it come from, The feeling of missing one another? My father, my sister, my brother, my kin, All are so far away; I want to… Continue reading Receding into death
A timeless question
Through a telescope looking onto the past, A child laughs, Bathing with his brethren in the open sun. Through that same telescope pointed to the near future, The child withers, Swaddled with his mother at home. In the far future, The child and friends stand crouched and waiting, Wondering with the rest of… Continue reading A timeless question
Jackson Holzberg Buckley 