The Geecologist

The Fall

The Fall

Feb 5, 2022 | Fiction | 0 comments

That is what no man (except those who are not really alive—in other words, wise men) can endure. Spitefulness is the only possible ostentation. People hasten to judge in order not to be judged themselves. What do you expect? The idea that comes most naturally to man,...
The Drunken Boat

The Drunken Boat

Jul 24, 2021 | Fiction, Poetry

As I was going down impassive Rivers,I no longer felt myself guided by haulers:Yelping redskins had taken them as targetsAnd had nailed them naked to colored stakes. I was indifferent to all crews,The bearer of Flemish wheat or English cottonsWhen with my haulers this...
The Madonna of the Sea

The Madonna of the Sea

Jan 30, 2021 | Fiction, Short Stories

There is a Madonna at the bottom of the crystalline waters off the coast of Lampedusa, Italy, standing guard near a gap where two rocks curve in an unfinished embrace. Dead leaves and fish float above her like drifting feathers, shimmering in the swatch of sunlight...
Down Under: In A Sunburned Country

Down Under: In A Sunburned Country

Jan 26, 2016 | Non-Fiction | 0 comments

…Cook was now free to go off and fulfill the second part of his assignment—to explore the lands of the South Seas and bring home anything that looked scientifically interesting. To this end, he had with him a brilliant and wealthy young botanist named Joseph...
Ready Player One

Ready Player One

Apr 20, 2015 | Fiction | 0 comments

Once I had the suit on, I ordered the haptic chair to extend. Then I paused and spent a moment staring at my immersion rig. I’d been so proud of all this high-tech hardware when I’d first purchased it. But over the past few months I’d come to see my rig for what it...