“Teenage Sunday”
“Cars of all sorts, Lux’s Z28, Lammet’s van, Desiree’s Comet, a tiny Porsche 914, a Chevelle SS, an Oldsmobile Cutlass, a Ford Falcon, and a Plymouth Valiant, had been parked next to each other under the branches of the maples and elms. A gossip of girls sat on the wooden railing edging the play area, […]
Continue reading“The Enlightened”
“An Enlightened Being sees the waves on the surface of the ocean as “ocean,” not as separate entities. People stuck in typical waking consciousness get tripped up by their own verbal labels, calling the waves “waves,” and fully, if thoughtlessly, believing them to be something other than conformations of the great ocean. In like manner, […]
Continue reading“A Modern Patrician”
“Any humble writer would tremble before the task of describing such a man, but one must make an attempt. Royal Fortunatus, Jr. first impressed one as a handsome young man who had about him a patrician air. He would have looked just as fine in the white linen, waistcoat, and breeches of the Federalist period, […]
Continue reading“A Teenager’s First Glimpse of California”
“The sun stood high when Lammet woke. It was Saturday and the scene on which his tired eyes (assisted by his wire rims once he had found and positioned them) sought to focus caused his mouth and eyes to gradually open, giving his face a look of grateful astonishment. Kar had parked the van directly […]
Continue reading“The Ultimate Cure”
“Seeking this cure is the purpose of human life: its highest and only true purpose. All else that might be suggested as valid accomplishments, missions, or goals in life can be subsumed under this all-important one. Because it results in permanent peace, eternal and unlimited happiness, this cure represents the ne plus ultra of human […]
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