Illustration by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter We live in a society that has become increasingly transactional, functioning almost exclusively under a quid pro quo sensibility. Tit for tat and this for that. One for me and one for you. All for one and all for me—and so on. At a certain age, a person …
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Category:Dreams
Kickass and Sunrise
Photo by Phyllis Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that things have a way of working out for the keeper whether he deserves it or not. Say there is going to be a terrific sunrise on May 3, 2025, but the keeper at 5:53 a.m. is in the middle of an important …
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Duck for Love
Illustration by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter Leonardo da Vinci once asked, “Why does the eye see a thing more clearly in dreams than the imagination when awake?” and Joseph Campbell once said, “Myths are public dreams and dreams are private myths.” Sigmund Freud said dreams were “the royal road” to the unconscious. Yet for …
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