Mark ValentineEverything Happens for a Reason*Once, someone told me I needed to change my story. That confused me. My story is my experience. How can I change what I have lived…Aug 19, 2021Aug 19, 2021
Mark ValentineWhat Is Consciousness For?I have nearly a hundred senses but they are unused. Let me name now a few:Aug 17, 2021Aug 17, 2021
Mark ValentineBest EvidencesBest evidence of a person without ego: an unmarked grave.Aug 12, 2021Aug 12, 2021
Mark ValentineLittle Questions Needing AttentionHow many petals bloom on a rose? Does the earth groan as it rotates? When is a wave shorter than a line? Why does idleness cost more than…Aug 7, 2021Aug 7, 2021
Mark ValentineThe Waning MoonWhen the moon wanes, it comes: Emptiness sliding in below loss. Night is the steady state of the Universe.Jul 28, 2021Jul 28, 2021
Mark ValentineNortheastMy turbulent dreams vanished when I woke to see the morning sun’s cursive rays rush through my kitchen’s northeast-facing window. The…Jul 23, 2021Jul 23, 2021
Mark ValentineCoffee and Other MattersWe used to have this game when I was a kid — it was an electronic football game. The token players, frozen in their moment of exertion…Jun 16, 2021Jun 16, 2021
Mark ValentineThe Salsify SonnetFor all its beauty, it is invasive. Advice says to pull it up from the roots before it takes over everything, but then I found at the…May 25, 2021May 25, 2021
Mark ValentineVespersThe sky never asks for attention. Anything worthwhile in my life happenedMay 20, 2021May 20, 2021
Mark ValentineThe Backwards Law“Erroneous intuition resembles visual illusions in a crucial respect: both types of error remain compellingly attractive even when the…Apr 29, 2021Apr 29, 2021
