Head Ransom
What if you had to write a poem to save your life? Could you do it? The Saga called “Egil’s Saga” tells how Egill Skallagrímsson,
DREAMS
Thank god for dreams the good ones that is, for this night I dreamt of my father now passed, decades younger and full of
THE BROKEN AND THE BRAVE
Looking back to the time not so long ago in years lifetimes ago in emotion when all looked so bleak and death took the
SATURDAY THOUGHTS
Here is a little news update from an island man, up in the middle of the north Atlantic. The claws of winter snow have
STORY TOLD
No evening night can be better spent than enjoying a tale of love and gold if suspense can make a shocking dent through the
Viking philosophy
Viking philosophy (or Old Norse ethics/worldview) is not a formal, abstract system like ancient Greek philosophy. It is more of an advice-based instruction manual,
Roman philosophy
Roman philosophy was a practical, ethically oriented adaptation of Greek philosophical traditions, emphasizing the art of living, virtue, and civic responsibility. Overview Roman philosophy
Aristotle’s philosophy
Aristotle (384–322 BCE) was born in Stagira, Macedonia, and studied under Plato at the Academy in Athens for about twenty years, where he developed
Plato’s philosophy
Plato (427–347 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher, student of Socrates, and teacher of Aristotle, born into an aristocratic Athenian family during a period
Franz Kafka’s philosophy
Franz Kafka was a German-language Jewish Czech writer, renowned for his surreal and existential literary works that explore alienation, bureaucracy, and absurdity. Franz Kafka
BETTERMENT
I am very intrigued by words of the great man who battled brilliance and insanity alike dissecting meaning from values lost from morality forced
JOLT
The frosted settled flakes of winter melt away in the warm winds recently arrived with my blessings so the melancholy of discontent has accepted