The Dis-Mantled
Both realistic and supernatural, The Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol is an appeal for compassion for the barely visible “little man” and the dis-mantled.
The Unbroken Chain of Truth in the Lives of Broken People
Ivan relates the gospel events to the two widows. This has an acute effect on them. As he heads home, Ivan reflects on the implications of this and has an epiphany.
Revolutions of the Soul
I’ve learned how true revolution takes place. It’s not through mad passions but through everyday empathy and love and the tiny alterations of the heart and mind that move us in that direction . . .
Truth Beyond the Binary
The subject’s universality – women doing manual labor – is a catalyst for imaginative truth.
Fear and Loathing in Ward No 6
“Have you ever suffered? Have you any idea of what suffering is?”
Daylight on the Garden of Good and Evil
He repented only that he had not done a better job of concealing this fact from his wife.”
Kingdom Venturers 