Magnetic North and Intentional Suffering

It is the fire that lights itself
But it burns with a restless flame
The arrow on a moving target
The archer must be sure of his aim

It is the engine that drives itself
But it chooses the uphill climb
A bearing on magnetic north
Growing farther away all the time

--Neil Peart, RUSH, "Cut to the Chase" from the album "Counterparts", October 19, 1993, Anthem/Atlantic

Blackwater Park

May

Nwalme

"...you will linger on in darkness and in doubt, as nightfall in winter that comes without a star. Here you will dwell, bound to your grief under the fading trees... until all the world is changed and the long years of your life are utterly spent..."

Hybrid Utterances

Intelligence. A mind that burns like a fire. A closed system lacks the ability to renew itself. Knowledge alone is a poor primer...