Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night.
- William BlakeBehind the Locked Door
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The Crossing
During this dark time of ICE raids, I decided to repost this poem/story I posted back in 2016. It's based on a true story told to me by a friend I met in Oaxaca Mexico. [FYI: Read about my newly published book of short stories HERE] The Crossingfor my friend, Renato...
Pieces of Time – Short Stories
everythingThat ever was still is, somewhere —Tracy K Smith My new book of short stories will be available at Gallery Books in Mendocino on Friday, October 10. To order direct from author email your request TO: DHJ@THINKINTHEMORNING.COM and I will...
Short Fiction: High Tech Burnout – A Story For Our Times
The cities were the first to go when the robots took over.“For the reason Willie Sutton robbed banks,” chatted Gee Bee Tee.You can run but you can’t hide, said someone.“A few of us in the backwaters carry on like killifish in vernal pools where our CBRN (Chemical,...
Brains vs Brawn
This is a short post inspired by the recent meeting between Secretary of Defense Hegseth, President Trump and top military officers. There seems to be a push by this administration back toward a more muscular, male military. This is odd in the modern warfare world...
Tastless Drivel
My mother did more for me than I can even imagine. Every day I wish she were here so I could tell her something she did that made my life better. High on the list would be that she read to me every day. Some of my earliest memories are of her, book in hand, reading...
Alphabetical Index Of Posts
[Click on BLUE links to access any blog from the list]Napkin Art Gallery LINKBlog Posts in Alphabetical Order 4 Reviews For Behind The Locked Door86’dA Bit of An ItchA Dog in the FightA Doodle A DayA Few Comments About the Old Sea Gull Cellar BarA Few Things I Learned...
Homogeneity, Inequity and Exclusion
The first physics experiment I was assigned in my college physics class was to divide white light into its spectrum, something Newton did three hundred years ago. Nearly two hundred years later Goethe published his Theory of Colors that discussed light in terms of...
Censorship Redux
I don't watch late night television. I'm 79. I can't stay awake. It's true that I "think in the morning" and by the time most late night shows come on, I'm in bed. I'll also admit (mea culpa) that I'm not a great comedy fan although I did like Johnny Carson in his...
A Metaphor
I serendipitously watched The Penguin Lessons recently. The movie is based on a true story by Tom Mitchell (The Penguin Lessons: What I Learned From A Remarkable Bird). The movie is particularly relevant in today's America. Metaphor plays a central role is...
The New Academic Scribblers
When I studied economics (a lifetime ago), I actually read The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money by John Maynard Keynes. Keynes' theories have dominated economics ever since. Yes, there have been many competitors and new iterations of Keynes'...
America Frost
People’s choice of words can be revealing. That’s certainly the case with respect to one of Donald Trump’s favorite slogans, “America First.”In April 2016, Trump initially used the term in a campaign speech, proclaiming that “America First” would be “the major and...
Our Unserious President
Tom Nichols recent article in The Atlantic, The World No Longer Takes Trump Seriously, is seriously good. He points out how Putin humiliated Trump by showing "no interest in negotiation" and declined "a carefully planned lunch" then flew home and increased his...