Limits and Opportunities

STOIC POETRY | Swimming to a park bench by the sea

I swam yesterday in the sea. I swam possibly too far yesterday in the sea, as I am today quite worn and spent. I expect that this is a...

STOIC POETRY | COVID-19 and Stoic Apathy

The arrival of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) is an opportunity to exercise the Stoic virtue of Apathy in the face of what we cannot easily...

STOIC POETRY | "Population of One" A young woman living all alone in the desert of Cisco, Utah

I discovered a fellow desert ghost town ghost today in a woman living alone in the deserted railroad community of Cisco, Utah. I can...

STOIC POETRY | Life as a distraction

October 24, 2019 Dear Eric, Do you remember the flashy show we made of our youth? No, of course, you don't. You can't remember...

STOIC POETRY | Sailing backwards

October 2, 2019 Dear Eric, What is the cost of yesterday? The cost is now. What is the value of yesterday? The value is maturity - but...

STOIC POETRY | Wide margins

September 22, 2019 Dear Eric, How wide were the margins of your life? Not wide enough, I'd guess, given the fact that you left absolutely...

Going Alone