Kurt BellAug 5, 20203 minSTOIC POETRY | A brief time to truly liveThe Great Indifference exists wherever we are not distracted by ourselves. It is the substance of the universe that isn't—not empty...
Kurt BellJul 13, 20203 minSTOIC POETRY | The pain of the empty nestWho knew becoming empty-nesters was so painful? Surely, neither Yumiko or I did. And who knew how fast the sense of absence and loss...
Kurt BellMay 16, 20202 minSTOIC POETRY | Sighting The Great Indifference - Sea Room by Adam NicolsonI'm not sure if it's reassuring or not to discover sightings by others of The Great Indifference in the landscapes of their exploration....
Kurt BellMay 15, 20202 minSTOIC POETRY | An urgency to lifeEvery time I go to Siberia I can sense my diminishing capacity to withstand the world as it is and always will be; harsh, raw, deadly and...
Kurt BellApr 26, 20201 minSTOIC POETRY | "Population of One" A young woman living all alone in the desert of Cisco, UtahI discovered a fellow desert ghost town ghost today in a woman living alone in the deserted railroad community of Cisco, Utah. I can...
Kurt BellApr 19, 20201 minSTOIC POETRY | A young man alone in the desertI saw this young man alone in the desert some miles outside Palm Springs, California. He'd made a life for himself on his own terms -...
Kurt BellOct 14, 20192 minSTOIC POETRY | Thinking chickenOctober 14, 2019 Dear Eric, What did you wonder over as you walked quietly to your death? I like to imagine you thought of the egg-laying...
Kurt BellSep 17, 20193 minSTOIC POETRY | Henry David Thoreau visits Siberia Ghost TownSeptember 17, 2019 Dear Eric, I entertained myself while shaving this morning by imagining Henry David Thoreau visiting Siberia ghost...
Kurt BellSep 16, 20192 minSTOIC POETRY | The view from outer-spaceSeptember 16, 2019 Dear Eric, The distance between me now, here at home by the sea, and Siberia, is about 200 miles. However, the...
Kurt BellJul 6, 20191 minSTOIC POETRY | Yesterday’s long desert sojourn was a new experience of indifferenceUpon further investigation I keep discovering that the cold depth of nature goes further and deeper than I'd ever thought.