seanessay.com My activist friend Shawna, knowing that my Member of Parliament (MP) appreciated my letters, asked my to forward some, presumably so she could role model. I suppose activists may read How to Win Friends and Influence People, but then forget the lessons, especially if they are “polarized like an American” or stridently condemning “the […]
Hope is Emily’s Thing
seanessay.com “Hope” by Emily Dickinson … Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul That sings the tune—without the words And never stops at all … And sweetest in the gale is heard; And sore must be the storm That could abash that little bird That kept so many warm … I’ve […]
New Year, New Resolution to Travel
seanessay.com “…Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life…” Samual Johnson January, they say, is when people make a resolution to travel. If so, dear reader, I suggest London. I can’t offer a reasonable bird’s eye view as a travel agent can, but I may offer a few snapshots from […]
In a Grim and Dreadful Prairie Clipper
My plan was to go straight home. Didn’t happen. From my car radio: “DON’T go out if you can avoid it! Accidents everywhere. The QE II highway is closed.” The morning started off fine. The City of Calgary has no nearby suburbs with separate mayors. Instead, this city on the plain keeps expanding. To meet […]
Fools Playing With Steel Picks and Shovels
seanessay.com Truth comes out when one is flowing, free falling, like doing the Morning Pages of Julia Cameron. Today’s free fall writing, mind you, is not planned or structured. How can it be, when I am speed-writing as I go along? Writing Prompt- the fool on the hill I used to sing “the fool on […]
My Angry Comment Earned Her Reply
seanessay.com Three posts back, I documented madness: I noted that the number of measles cases is greater in the Province of Alberta than in the entire US of A, cases that could have been prevented by vaccine. …And this fine (October 3) morning a baby here, having contracted measles in utero, died shortly after birth. […]