I’m reading Jim Holt’s Why Does The World Exist? It’s a fun book in which J. Holt tackles one of humans’ oldest and most puzzling questions: “Why is there something instead of nothing?” In his search for an answer, the author talks to a number of today’s leading scientists, philosophers, and religious leaders. Jim is very […]
Three Lives By Ada Ireland I live three lives. There’s my real life – A motion picture With only the Play button on. Rewind, Fast Forward don’t work, Pause is an illusion. It’s always Play. There are my memories – Life remembered and always (less or more) distorted By two lenses: heart and time. […]
I love Rumi’s poetry. Many times it leaves me in awe with its simplicity, beauty, and raw power. This week I found some passages that bothered me. For the most part though, I think it’s the kind of writing that can’t leave anyone untouched. Here is an example. I want to be where your bare […]
I recently read that, if you want to know whether you really love someone, you should ask yourself, “Am I willing to take a bullet for this person?” That seems a bit extreme and too graphic in my opinion, but yes, I would say that if you’re willing to die for someone that’s proof you […]
I was in a dark mood when I started this poem. I got stuck after the first two stanzas and decided to mow the lawn instead. As usual, physical effort got rid of some of the gloom. Hence, the verses about mind tricks and getting drunk. I still like how it turned out: half serious, […]
Not long ago, Periodically Demented (my friend PD) posted a link to a very emotional poem: My Yesterday written by Souldier Girl. That poem inspired PD to write a series of short stories about abuse, emotional damage, and healing. The stories are not edited but are well written and very powerful nonetheless. That’s because PD has […]
Yesterday I saw a link for an article about survivors of World War II. Part of the caption for that link was, “the lucky ones died.” Those four words were enough to make me emotional. The article in itself was a lesson … or a powerful reminder about what life really is about. Last night […]
Twelve days ago I started writing down a story called “No Goodbyes.” Based on how far I’ve gotten so far, I believe this will be my first novel. The paragraph above clearly establishes two things: I’ve never written a novel; I have twelve full days of novel writing experience. So far, so good, right? […]
Do you sometimes find yourself laughing at things other people don’t find funny? It happens to me a lot. At first, I thought something was wrong with me and wondered what I could do to fix it. Then, one day, I realized that something really was wrong with me and … that was just great. […]
A few days ago my friend, PD, posted a link to a beautiful poem. It’s called My Yesterday and it was written by Souldier Girl. When I say that the poem is beautiful I am talking about its execution and its emotional impact. Its message is not beautiful at all. You can read it for […]
Ada Ireland is a pen name I came up with for myself. Unashamed Writing is a name I came up with for my blog.
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