The Geecologist

Timbuktu

Timbuktu

Dec 30, 2023 | Fiction

He spent the night in a vacant lot, cowering under a profusion of weedy growths and pinprick stars, barely able to keep his eyes shut for more than five unbroken minutes. Bad as the day had been, the night was even worse, for this was the first night he had ever spent...
Believe in People: The Essential Karel Capek

Believe in People: The Essential Karel Capek

Nov 20, 2021 | Essays, Non-Fiction | 0 comments

The cliche is blamed for spoiling language and style. While this may be true, its destructive power is much more profound. The cliche blurs the difference between truth and untruth. If it were not for cliches, there wouldn’t be demagogues and public lies, and it...