Thursday, September 10th, 2020. 12:48 PM. An Imaginary Dialogue "OK" August: “April, I was just cooking some farina. And while cooking it, I got to thinking of you. And was imagining having a conversation with you.” April: “And how did it go . . . this conversation?” August: “It went just like this dialogue that … Continue reading “An Imaginary Dialogue” →

Friday, September 4th, 2020. 4:30 AM. Eileen, the Farmer’s Daughter September 4, 2020. 3:23 AM Farmer McGregor’s Daughter It was a Friday in early September and Eileen, the farmer’s daughter, was walking in the garden in the early morning. Everything was wet with dew in the garden as if "the night had been crying for … Continue reading “Eileen, the Farmer’s Daughter” →

Monday, August 31st, 2020. 3:44 PM. Eileen When I take a nap and turn on my right shoulder facing the windows You are there in the light in my eyes If I turn onto my left shoulder You are there in the shadows of my mind If I lay on my back You are there … Continue reading “Eileen, When I Take a Nap” →

Sunday, August 30th, 2020. 2:14 PM. The Old Church and the Schoolyard August 29th, my dad’s birthday Also Ingrid Bergman’s birthday And she departed this earthly life on the same anniversary date as her birth. And she was so beautiful And Eileen is beautiful Mark: “Eileen, Good Morning! I’ve been having the sweetest imaginings of … Continue reading “The Old Church and the Schoolyard” →

Saturday, August 29th, 2020. 5:14 AM.  Light in the Darkness I don’t have TV and therefore have not seen any national conventions this year. I only read some headlines on the internet and listen to a few minutes of WBZ-radio news at the hour and half hour a few times a day. Was just thinking … Continue reading “This Is the Verdict: Light Has Come into the World . . .” -John 3:19a →

Friday, August 28th, 2020. 5:45 PM. Eileen, my Confidante I’m having the sweetest thoughts of us in conversation, Eileen At 12:10 AM, instead of going to bed, I had to start up my computer again and write down for you what I’m thinking about us. Eileen: “Alright Mark, what are you thinking that is so … Continue reading “Eileen, my Confidante” →

Tuesday, August 25th, 2020. 6:00 PM [revised on August 27th, 2020 beginning at 3:27 AM] It was 3 months ago today, on May 27th, 2020, that you called me, Eileen; and we had a pleasant conversation for about a half hour. I think of you every day, Eileen. I have sweet thoughts of you. I … Continue reading “Eileen’s Valentine” →

Saturday Night, August 22nd, 2020. 9:26 PM. Figure of a Woman – Chapter Three “Eileen and Mark at Home” Eileen and Mark enter Eileen’s house. It’s only eleven o’clock and too early for lunch; so, Eileen turns to Mark and says: Eileen: “Mark, while we are waiting for lunch, would you come with me into … Continue reading Figure Of a Woman — Chapter Three: “Eileen and Mark at Home” →

Friday, August 21st, 2020. 5:59 AM. JUST AS . . . JUST AS legal abortion has taken the meaning of healthcare way out of context . . . JUST AS terrorists take an airliner full of passengers way outside their intended destination . . . JUST AS the Corporate State and Politics have taken governments … Continue reading “JUST AS . . .” →

Thursday, August 20th, 2020. 8:11 AM. Figure of a Woman -- Chapter Two Jesus at the Center by DARLENE ZSCHECH https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8HOOfTXmlg “In a Quiet Place” Eileen walked outside. She noticed it was cloudy, as her mother had said. The boy was still sitting on the curb of the sidewalk with his back to her at … Continue reading “Figure of a Woman” -chapter 2 “In a Quiet Place” →