Tag Archives: Gene Stewart

People Talking About People

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Gene Stewart

“There is no knowledge that is not power.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson, rubber glove-in-a-box manufacturer. # Over 4th of July weekend, which is perversely called Independence Day by the enslaved corporate drones stirred to nationalistic jingoism by the sight of flags … Continue reading →

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Let Me Tell You About Mother’s Day

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Gene Stewart

My mother, in her early 50s, thought she had the flu so she went to the doctor and promptly had a heart problem sitting on the exam table. Valve flutter, something she’d been told of, and ignored, her whole life. … Continue reading →

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Literal Metaphor

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Gene Stewart

Try this: Ancient man did not make stuff up as we tend to say he did. Take Hell, for example. It lies underground. It is a place of fire and brimstone. Horrible tortures. Eternal suffering. To the Ancients, Hell or … Continue reading →

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Plane Rain

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Gene Stewart

In 1977 I think it was, I was on a plane traveling from Germany stateside. As we approached Newfoundland everyone’s ears popped, and it began raining inside the cabin. Attendants passed out blankets to hold over our heads. The two … Continue reading →

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Military Woes

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Gene Stewart

My wife was in the USAF for 22 years. Went from airman to retire as a Major. We witnessed the hollowing out and gradual decline of the military to the dreck it is today. All along, entering the military meant … Continue reading →

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Writing Wars Walking Wounded

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Gene Stewart

a friend was angered when I described what vetting was. “And do they reciprocate?” I was asked, and I sat there realizing how incredibly little they reciprocate in any way whatsoever. “Then you’re being manipulated, used, and you’re doing their work for them. Works out great for them, doesn’t it?” Continue reading →

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Statement of Gratitude

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Gene Stewart

I never studied writing under anyone famous or cool, but my English teachers all ate out of my hand, and one, Chase Sanborn, (David?), was the only one who took compassionate measures with me by one day walking me after … Continue reading →

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Quiet Kept

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Gene Stewart

…More of what I’ve learned after thirty-five years of breaking and entering? First of all, there need be very little breaking if you’re alert to easy entering. People leave windows, doors, and garages open all the time. They forget to turn on security setups. They have big, friendly dogs socialized to meeting new people. A visitor to a dog can show up at all hours, they still love it…
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Locating the Wasteland

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Gene Stewart

Sir Arthur C. Clarke once wrote, “Any TV is better than no TV.” He went on to observe that the best of it is as good as anything in any media, on its own terms. Continue reading →

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Witch Tree

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Gene Stewart

…I told him this was a witch tree and that the spirit of a witch lived in it, and if he cut it down the witch would have nowhere to go… Continue reading →

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