A quote: “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.” Exodus 20:12
A quote: “No pen, no ink, no table, no room, no time, no quiet, no inclination.” ~~ James Joyce
A quote for Friday: “Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.” Ecclesiastes 12:7
A quote: “The past is never dead. It’s not even past. All of us labor in webs spun long before we were born, webs of heredity and…
A quote: “Throughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man. Advances which permit this norm to be exceeded — here and there, now and then —…
This Friday’s image is of a time not long past. We may have bettered our lot since then, but will we hold on to it? Post your…
Fat Tuesday, Ash Wednesday and spring is almost here. By the calendar, anyway. Life moves to its own rhythms but some things are eternal. Let this challenge…
Fifty years ago humans did more than just gaze up at the moon. Ever wonder if we’ll ever go back? Or what back will lead to? This…
Is hell really other people? Or ourselves? Of Heaven and Hell there’s still purgatory. That place could fire 10,000 imaginations. However, you have just this Friday and…
It’s hard to explain the romance we have with trains. The promise of taking us to new horizons? But isn’t the real challenge to remember that Other…
Corner bar philosophers have intoned that one can experience the most intense loneliness in the most crowded of cities. Let this week’s challenge image of one piece…
There are a lot more skills in the world than the ability to come up with a public relations campaign and more satisfying destinations than the corner…
Ah, youth! For this week’s challenge image consider how we view our youngsters. As blank slates to be written on by others? As Athena, sprung whole upon…
Such is that a section of a city may live, breathe, change and glitter while another section withers in glacial decay. Let this week’s challenge image inspire…
Lots of talk of bridges and walls these last few weeks. Yet, even the morality attached to these objects cannot exist outside of context. Let this week’s…
Word has it that modernity has cramped our survival skills. Let this week’s challenge image inspire your muse … maybe to wonder what we gain and what…
New Years marks a challenge all its own. Resolutions to be made, most to be broken or forgotten. However, some may come to life-changing fruition. Use this…
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