Published inILLUMINATION·PinnedMember-onlyI Know the Magic We Call LIFEA story of a journal — “Her life is much more interesting than mine.” — I heard this just this morning. I don’t know how many times I’ve heard people say boring, bad, derogatory things about their life. When I was younger I believed them, at least until they told me something about their life. I…Life10 min readLife10 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·PinnedMember-onlyTwitter, Freedom of Speech, and Just Another LifeFreedom of speech is a really tough cookie, isn’t it? Do we want it? Do we not want it? When is it a good idea, and when is it a bad, terrible, horrific idea? …Social Media5 min readSocial Media5 min read
Published inNew Writers Welcome·PinnedMember-onlyFree Cure For Writer’s BlockFor one and all — Being published is the best cure for writer’s block. There is nothing like it. It’s like someone saying, “You can do this.” Seeing your words in print, being read and promoted by someone other than yourself, is the cheer that every writer needs. …Writing5 min readWriting5 min read
2 days agoIsrael is Carrying Out a Genocide!This is how we know — Let me start by saying that in Bosnia we have an informal movement to prevent future generations from using our suffering to cause suffering to others. It’s not that we do not trust our children. We’ve just seen it happen too many times. Never in Bosnia, and we want to…Palestine22 min readPalestine22 min read
Nov 22Member-onlyPro-Palestine Sit-In at Waterloo Station Left Me CryingPolice Oppression? — Last Saturday, 18th November 2023, I went to Waterloo station, London, UK, to join a sit-in for Palestine. A few days before that we had a Zoom meeting, just about how to prevent ‘hostilities’ at such gatherings. In my opinion, it was no big deal. I attended the meeting to…Palestine12 min readPalestine12 min read
Oct 26Member-onlyWhy I Support PalestineBefore some very rude people accuse me of supporting Hamas, read again! Palestine! I support Palestine! Learn the difference. I support Palestine. I’ll talk about my views of Hamas bit later on. For now, I must say I resent, hate, loathe, being forced to condemn anyone just because… That was…Palestine10 min readPalestine10 min read
Oct 23Member-onlyLessons from Bosnia — Part 9Rule of Law — Rule of Law versus Rules and Laws — one of the most fascinating things to look at. Especially if you add: Rules of Law — man alive, a whole solution to world peace in just those. In this case, I will talk about manmade laws; i.e. the written laws that…Rule Of Law15 min readRule Of Law15 min read
Oct 16Member-onlyLessons from Bosnia — Part 8Accountability — I’ll have to start by defining the word. Not because we don’t know it, but because we don’t use it half as much as we should. Accountability is being accountable or responsible. While accountable means required or expected to justify actions or decisions, and able to be explained or understood. …Accountability14 min readAccountability14 min read
Oct 9Member-onlyLessons from Bosnia — Part 7International Relations — As I said in the first part, this is a big, huge, topic. I am wrecking my brain on how to keep it simple. …Politics17 min readPolitics17 min read
Oct 2Member-onlyLessons from Bosnia — Part 6Religion — Whether you are religious or not, religion is something we’ve all had to discuss at some point or another. It’s just one of those worldwide topics that prevails no matter what. Some might argue that the world would be a better place if religions didn’t exist at all. I’m not…Religion15 min readReligion15 min read