Riding the Tiger

clinging to the wreckage of civilization

All Day

Summer Solstice

Zenith of light. The flame is high—stand without shadow.This is the longest day, when light claims the year.There is nowhere to hide, and no need to. Stand at noon with […]

Burning of the Library of Alexandria – 48 BC

Destruction of ancient knowledge; the flame of memory lost. They burned the memory of mankind.The scrolls curled. The stars went silent.But not all was lost—some of it became you.Wisdom is […]