Originally published Wednesday, October 06, 2004 Maps are windows to the past, though many hold a map and pretend they see the future. “Here is where I will go,†they say pointing to a location on a map. That location represents their future to them, but it is actually the past. If I hold a …
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Winter Lake
Originally published Wednesday, September 01, 2004 Winters in Montana were never mild when I was growing up there. The snow always threatened to bury the house, or at least cover the windows on one side of the house. One of my earliest memories of winter in Montana was that of a small Franklin stove. God …
The Scott Dialogues: Aesthetics Part I – Is Art Beautiful?
Originally published Wednesday, August 18, 2004 The following is a transcript of a conversation recorded October 8, 2002 at a diner on Clark Street in Chicago. The person who made the recording prefers to remain nameless as his or her actions may actually be deemed criminal. What you are about to read is in fact …
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Unfettering
Originally published Thursday, August 19, 2004 He dangled, in midair, his right arm stretched skyward. Pain burned through his hand, down his outstretched arm and into his bare torso. Nothing was actually visibly wrapped around his wrist, but he felt it. Whatever it was obviously suspended him, within a darkened void. No walls, no floor, …
Parable of Sam
Originally published Tuesday, August 10, 2004 Belief creates reality. Argue all you want, pick all the nits you want, it is a fact. If you don’t believe in the fact, well, you are just trying to be difficult and are missing the point. That’s perfectly fine by me, I have nothing to gain by relating …
Road Bandits
Originally published Monday, July 19, 2004 Tizzle sat on the stump and rubbed his foot through his mudcaked, hole-filled sock with his scabbed and scarred hands. Tizzle glanced up the road and saw Rigger striding quickly away. “Wait up, will you?†Tizzle shouted to Rigger getting no response. Tizzle picked up his beat up leather …