by Ian | Feb 10, 2021 | Hopelandia
The Journey of the Voice of Reason There was nothing particularly significant about this day, but The Voice of Reason was compelled to go walking. So, in a straight line, the Voice of Reason began to march across the great plain at the edge of town toward the very...
by Ian | Feb 17, 2021 | Hopelandia
Breakfalls and Easy Calls – How Masks Became Politicized I was a rambunctious kid. On our yearly summer vacations to Cape Cod, my mother would hold her breath as I would swan dive off the dunes onto the sandy beach below. At home, I would leapfrog over the sofas...
by Ian | Feb 24, 2021 | Hopelandia
A Well-Reasoned Argument for the Impotence of Well-Reasoned Arguments “You’re waiting for a train. A train that will take you far away. You know where you hope this train will take you, but you can’t know for sure. But it doesn’t matter, because...
by Ian | Mar 8, 2021 | Hopelandia
Together* “It has become clear that over the course of human history, despite the many and varied ways in which we have advanced our understanding of the physical universe, as a society we continue to cling to what can only be seen as antiquated ways of...
by Ian | Mar 20, 2021 | Switzerland
Le Chalet Abitibi “If you can get to Martigny then I can pick you up – unless it’s a powder day in which case you’re on your own.” This was the offer that was made to me as the European continent was closing with covid-19 cases spiking to record highs in almost every...