Monthly Archives: December 2020

‘The Merchant of Venice’

Posted on December 30, 2020 by maradanto

I’m watching “Merchant of Venice” with the family. What the hell was Shakespeare smoking when he got to Act 5? The play is meant to be a romantic comedy, marked by the weddings of Bassanio and Portia, Gratiano and Nerissa, … Continue reading →

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That Amway thing

Posted on December 18, 2020 by maradanto

Someone from church once asked if she could bring someone over to my house to talk about a small business opportunity with me. “Is this an Amway thing?” I asked. “It is not an Amway thing,” she said. It was … Continue reading →

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Six degrees of connection

Posted on December 17, 2020 by maradanto

Back in Haiti when I was an English teacher, my close personal friend the literature teacher Brian vanWyhe and I were discussing “The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Unbeliever,” which another close personal friend had mailed me. Our mutual close personal … Continue reading →

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The ascent of Icarus

Posted on December 4, 2020 by maradanto

For as long as Icarus could remember, his father had loved watching birds. The hobby had begun soon after they had arrived in Knossos. The king there had hired Daedalus to design a prison that could contain one of the … Continue reading →

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