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The wordsmith shop of J. Pierre Reville. Books and Other Publications. Essays and Featured Articles. Birding in the Face of Terror. Excerpt from Birding in the Face of Terror Act IV. Posted by J. Pierre Reville. October 4, 2014. Birding in the Face of Terror. She struggles, but the words get out. A collective gasp, then a soft din of “oh my God” and similar offerings. No hysterics, just a handful of questions, mostly “where? She tells them: two in New York City, one at the Pentagon, one in Pennsylvania.
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Excerpt from “Birding in the Face of Terror” — Act I | Heretic Asylum!
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The wordsmith shop of J. Pierre Reville. Books and Other Publications. Essays and Featured Articles. Birding in the Face of Terror. Excerpt from “Birding in the Face of Terror” — Act I. Posted by J. Pierre Reville. September 17, 2014. Birding in the Face of Terror. It is best if I do not speak at all during these onslaughts, I have found, so I usually try to listen as dispassionately as possible and keep all judgments to myself. This time I told her the doctor was right. Back to Birding home. Excerpt fro...
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Pantheism: Not Just “Sexed-Up Atheism” Anymore | Heretic Asylum!
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The wordsmith shop of J. Pierre Reville. Books and Other Publications. Essays and Featured Articles. Pantheism: Not Just “Sexed-Up Atheism” Anymore. Posted by J. Pierre Reville. August 1, 2014. Are you bored of the endless debate between evolutionists and creationists, theists and atheists? Not sure which is more ridiculous: Hollywood’s War on Religion. Or Hollywood’s War on Unbelievers. Whole “Ham on Nye” charade. There is good news. The universe is bored with it too. Change is on the horizon. Or that e...
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Avant-God: the Crafters of New Wineskins | Heretic Asylum!
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The wordsmith shop of J. Pierre Reville. Books and Other Publications. Essays and Featured Articles. Avant-God: the Crafters of New Wineskins. Posted by J. Pierre Reville. January 5, 2014. Avant-garde (from French, “advance guard” or. 8220;vanguard”, literally “fore-guard”) are people or. So was Gautama Buddha. And St. Catherine of Siena. And Jalal ad-Din Rumi. And Baal Shem Tov. And Ralph Waldo Emerson. A little play on words, and. 8211;the Avant-God: those who venture into the eccentricity of original ...
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Excerpt from “Birding in the Face of Terror” — Act II | Heretic Asylum!
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The wordsmith shop of J. Pierre Reville. Books and Other Publications. Essays and Featured Articles. Birding in the Face of Terror. Excerpt from Birding in the Face of Terror Act II. Posted by J. Pierre Reville. September 21, 2014. Birding in the Face of Terror. In this scene, the narrator, Pedro, has driven a busload of birdwatchers to a location among the oilfields of Califor. Eventually someone calls out, “LeConte’s thrasher! 8220;Good morning,” she says, more as a declaration than a greeting. I’ve be...
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The Even Better News: An Avant-God Manifesto | Heretic Asylum!
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The wordsmith shop of J. Pierre Reville. Books and Other Publications. Essays and Featured Articles. The Even Better News: An Avant-God Manifesto. Posted by J. Pierre Reville. February 23, 2014. 8220;Just sit there right now. Don’t do a thing. For your separation from God is the hardest work in this world. Let me bring you trays of food. And something you like to drink. You can use my soft verse. For your head.”. 8211;Shams-ud-din Muhammad Hafiz, translated by Daniel Ladinsky. Being new or avant-garde do...
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The Full Measure of Me. A Collection of Present Moments.shared. December 19, 2016. December 31, 2016. PATTERN DISRUPTION (it sucks on one level but does work). This particular day I do recall, was one of playful ease and relaxation! I spent a few hours walking a neighborhood filled with wall art and felt happy and light! It’s as though my inner Self has lost patience with waiting for the conscious portion to act on what my personality needs, namely, to move past some really deep attachments to physical o...
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April | 2015 | The Full Measure of Me
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The Full Measure of Me. A Collection of Present Moments.shared. A Thought on Friendship. April 14, 2015. April 14, 2015. Have you ever grown anything from seed to harvest? Ever started a garden, without anyone to guide you? What does having a childhood garden have to do with friendship? I’ll leave you to decide. I simply do take pleasure in the results…. Want a short story on the nuances of friendship? I recommend this book…. The Little Prince, by Antione de Saint – Exupery. April 5, 2015. April 6, 2015.
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Putting Things in a Safe Place | The Full Measure of Me
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The Full Measure of Me. A Collection of Present Moments.shared. Putting Things in a Safe Place. November 18, 2016. Putting Things in a Safe Place. I had another one of those episodes again, of putting something in a safe place, for retrieval when needed. Excepting it was not there when I went to get it! Sound familiar to you? Renegotiation of the agreement is a possible solution to this dissonance. So why don’t I renegotiate? Fear stands out as the reason. There is a part of me that yearns for approv...
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