Apocalyptic lunch – Nagasaki to Eminem
The screen mounted on the restaurant wall tells me that it’s another anniversary of the bombing of Nagasaki. Fifty thousand dead, it says, many of those 5...
Category: Spirituality
Van at the Folk Fest
George Ivan Morrison, from the wrong side of the fence, is still Van. Cool Van. Clockwork Van. Just-the-music Van. Second song Brown Eyed Girl, last song Gloria...
My education
The morning rumoured more rain, but by noon a breeze came up, the sky cleared, and the sun reached me through the trees. I took down a poplar that was sick at t...
Death for adultery – stoning or hanging
Ninety nine lashes wasn’t enough for Iran’s justice system; Sakineh has been retried for adultery, found guilty, and sentenced to death by stoning. Although the...