The Blind Man Society

Written by Elie Zarem, guest blogger. Once upon a time I was staying with a friend in Adams Morgan, Washington DC – a place I lovingly referred to as ‘Sodom and Gemorgan’ because of all the debauchery that took place there. I returned to my friend’s place late after a night of revelry. Not quite… Read more

I’ve been sitting here drinking my coffee and talking to Blowtorch Lady this morning, and stumbled onto an idea I would like to share with all of you… The above image is what happens to water when chords or notes are played musically on a piano.  These water droplets go into different patterns when certain… Read more

Well, I’m sitting here at the office and the caffeine is just doing nothing today. This is another day where I think somebody spiked me with some sort of fish paralyzer. Today is the day before my birthday. And, I’m thinking about Peyote, and the book Don Juan, a Yaqui Way of knowledge by Carlos… Read more

Good morning, everyone! My last travel story proved to be a little controversial, so I wanted to say that the people of Dar es Salaam and Stone Town, Tanzania are wonderful. It’s not the places, and it’s not the people within them. They remain two of my favorite places in this world. That said, I… Read more

Good afternoon everyone, this is an excerpt from something I’m working on and I wanted to share it with you! Blowtorch Lady did NOT proof this today – a kind person at the coffee bar did – so I apologize for any errors on my part… We left Mt. Kilimanjaro. My head was in the… Read more