At the Four Cats and the Park Guell: Picasso and Gaudi
“I am always doing things I can’t do, in order to learn how to do them”. – Picasso The painter Pablo Picasso (Pablo Ruiz y Picasso 1881-1973) began as a … Continue reading
Alphonso: a fable for writers
There was a man who wanted to write – I don’t know his name. I think I’ll call him Alphonso (having just read A Letter from Casablanca by Antonio Tabucchi). … Continue reading
Weird wired world
I have just returned from a walk around my local nature strip, a native plant reserve along the shores of Cremorne Point in Sydney Harbour. I couldn’t but notice how … Continue reading
Feet of clay
I had a dream last night. Five little purple men from the planet Tralfamadore, representing the Universal Health Organisation Hortatory Orbit (UHOHO) appeared in the sky and broadcast a message … Continue reading
Travelers
The shape of the world we live in is determined by the extent we explore it. We can explore it in many ways, through speculation, artistic creation and scientific experiment, … Continue reading
homo absurdus
I don’t read newspapers anymore, and am not much interested in watching the news on TV either. The columnists refer to people and events I am now unfamiliar with, and … Continue reading
Think, or doublethink?
Eric Blair is an English novelist who is important to me, and I think he should be important to everyone now living. Under the name of George Orwell he wrote … Continue reading
