Changes

With every new development there are fierce opponents: 'Why change? What we have works well and is good enough!' 

If we never change, we never develop. Perhaps not every change is for the better but if we had never made any changes we would still be living like our ancestors, 100,000 years ago.

A man who never opposed changes was David Bowie. He more than once changed his appearance, the way he sold records, didn't oppose the sale of digital music, et cetera.

Do you oppose change? Why?

Want to read (more of) my short stories? My author page: Terrence Weijnschenk at Amazon

I just lost my part time job and am not making ends meet via entertainment because of covid, so a donation (click) is much appreciated:

Engulfed (a #poem)

 

 

  She spoke to him

  Like no one had spoken to him before

  She asked him a question

  He never had to answer before

  Somehow he managed to answer

  Although bound by invisible restraints

  He knew he could trust her.

  She said so with her eyes.

  And so he surrendered

  - with his eyes closed -

  To her and the darkness

  In which they were both

  Engulfed.

Want to read (more of) my short stories? My author page: Terrence Weijnschenk at Amazon

I just lost my part time job and am not making ends meet via entertainment because of covid, so a donation (click) is much appreciated:

The Feast of Light

Halloween marks a great season for entertainers in our part of the world. I'm guessing it's the same for my colleagues in areas of the world were the Feast of Light is called Dia de los Muertos or Divali, for example. It marks the time that most work on the lands is done and - because it gets darker - we spend more time at home, with our loved ones. Back in the day there was no internet. No tv or radio even! And when many people couldn't read, these were the times they told eachother stories. Ghost stories. 

I like the symbolism surrounding the traditions, this time of year. Have always been attracted by symbolism. It may well be why I once decided to become a Freemason. 

We have our 'own' (often 'borrowed' - like most habits and traditions - from other cultures) traditions, especially surrounding the different solstices.

So, when I get the chance to play a ghoul, a character from a scary movie or simply a character who embraces the dark side that lurks in all of us, I jump at the opportunity.

From pre-internet days:

So, how was your Halloween? Did you wear a costume? Did you have a scary parent/child moment that really was only scary for onlookers?

Did you dress up your cute cat?

What do you call the Feast of Light in your neck of the woods and do you have traditions that are different from other people celebrating moving into the dark?

=============================

Want to read (more of) my short stories? My author page: Terrence Weijnschenk at Amazon

I just lost my part time job and am not making ends meet via entertainment because of covid, so a donation (click) is much appreciated: