seanessay.com As I found in Derek Siver’s notes on the book Geography of Genius: “We’re not talking about conversation as a form of entertainment. We’re talking about conversation as the piling up of premises leading to a conclusion. We’re talking about conversation that takes an issue forward, conversation as a way of getting somewhere.” As […]
Jung and Sue Join the Milk Run
seanessay.com Fiction: Jung and Sue Nonfiction: “journey of a lifetime.” Jung and Sue From the ground, Jung said, “We call this keeping a low profile,” Twin lorrylights appeared, grew, loomed, eased past. The lorry seemed a little high to Sue, she said so to Jung. “Ya, Scully’s Lorry is a little high off the skirts, […]
Social Media was Scary in 1962
seanessay.com One exasperated child to another: Oh, bug off! Sean to a troll: Click off! Last week I was on the phone long distance to my cousin. She’s pretty and blond, yet not dumb. I mentioned that, thanks to the BBC News web page showing which U.S. states were trying to roll back the federal […]
Lost Merry Christmas Links
seanessay.com Well, I wanted to put up a merry post for you. Nothing hard, no prose, only links to three or four songs, and two or three Youtube clips of funny TV shows. Like I did on my old blog for the Christmas of 2019, except that this time, because my new blog has a […]
Jung and Sue in the Dark
seanessay.com Sue dreamed. She was standing on the sidewalk, that day she met Jung. But this time he was snug behind her with his arms around her. Her aunt was five meters away holding a stick. “Leave her alone,” said Jung “You can’t beat her any more.” Jung dreamed. He was lying on his side […]
What’s It All About, Seanie?
essaysbysean.com After one hundred blog essays, I suppose I should “build my character” by “considering the worst,” even if this stabs my vanity, by asking Is there any meaning to it all? Sometimes I stand in a dark void, albeit with pretty stars, feeling my writing is futile. Around me the space age has passed […]