Tag Archives: Philosophy

Friday Fictioneers 100 Word Flash Fiction Challenge: The Beyond

Posted on March 20, 2015 by AnnIsikArts

The Beyond

These circular kitchens were scattered throughout the vast wood. Each had stone chimney, oven, well. Doors descended to a stone honeycomb – each settlement’s quarters. We cooked, kept warm, socialised. For food, we hunted to the wood’s perimeters – an encircling fence, beyond which was further woodland – but it was accepted that we never crossed over. Continue reading →

A Weekly Honing: Comfort

Posted on January 17, 2014 by AnnIsikArts

The given word to ponder for the week from Hone Life was Comfort. What makes me comfortable? Surprisingly, what has persisted in my mind is a paradox. It seems that what makes me most comfortable is being uncomfortable. Does this make me a masochist? No, not really, because it’s about the place in which I most like to be. Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Dreams, Inspiration, spirituality, Writing | Tagged art and death, Body, comfort, Consciousness, creativity, Dream symbolism, Existentialism, Flower of Life, Mind, Phenomenology, Philosophy, Poetics, Spirit, Spiritual, Theme, Vesica Piscis | 14 Comments

Art in Progress: Carrier

Posted on September 13, 2013 by AnnIsikArts

Posted in Art, Photography, spirituality | Tagged 3D art, Collage & Assemblage, digital photography, encaustic, fine art printmaking, mould-making, Philosophy, printmaking, sculpture, spirituality | 4 Comments

Friday Fictioneers 100-Word Story Challenge: The Greatest Gift

Posted on March 22, 2013 by AnnIsikArts

Every Friday authors from around the world gather at the virtual fireside of fellow blogger Rochelle Wisoff to share flash fiction stories of 100 words, all prompted by a common photograph, and exchange constructive criticism. Readers’ comments are also welcome. … Continue reading →

Posted in Dialogue, Short Story Writing, Writing | Tagged Bill Wendt, Dialogue, Fiction, Flash Fiction, flash fiction, Frankenstein, Friday Fictioneers, hot rod, Online Writing, Philosophy, Ray Charles, Ronnie Milsap, Short Story Writing, Siberian Throat Singing, Stevie Wonder, The Ozarks, Writing | 31 Comments

Friday Fictioneers 100-Word Story Challenge: The Last Road Trip

Posted on March 1, 2013 by AnnIsikArts

The Last Road Trip

Sure she breathes! Though it sounds like Siberian throat singing.
She’s just your everyday girl, though the boy next door avoids her.
Built her with my own hands, though I had to pay two men at night for some of her parts.
“I’m yours, baby,” sang Ray.
“Hotter than July,” sang Stevie.
“Let’s take the long way around the world,” sang Ronnie.
“Love at first sight,” they joked.
She fitted right in with those hot rods in Bonneville.

She took to disappearing. There’s news of a hit’n run.
We’re heading for the mountains: me, her, Ray, Ronnie and Stevie.

Posted in Dialogue, Short Story Writing, Writing | Tagged Bill Wendt, Comedy Writing, Dialogue, Fiction, Flash Fiction, flash fiction, Frankenstein, Friday Fictioneers, hot rod, Online Writing, Philosophy, Ray Charles, Ronnie Milsap, Short Story Writing, Siberian Throat Singing, Stevie Wonder, The Ozarks, Writing | 45 Comments

Friday Fictioneers 100-Word Story Challenge: Philosophy

Posted on February 15, 2013 by AnnIsikArts

Philosophy

“Homework! What’s missing from this photo. “

“How’re we supposed to figure that?” said Jake, flicking his copy to the floor.

“Clue: it’s abstract.” Continue reading →

Posted in Dialogue, Short Story Writing, Writing | Tagged Dialogue, Fiction, Flash Fiction, flash fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Philosophy, Short Story Writing, Writing, YA Fiction | 37 Comments

A Collision of Chemicals

Posted on August 24, 2012 by AnnIsikArts

Time speeds up even more and the flow of birds becomes “like an enormous plain sown with feathers;…” and “…along this plain, flickering through the bodies themselves, there now passed a sort of white flame, trembling, dancing, then hurrying on,…” As soon as he sees this, he knows the flame to be, “…life itself, the very essence of being.” Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Drawing, Inspiration | Tagged Book Reviews, Breath, Heinemann, J B Priestley, Meaning of life, Philosophy, Rain Upon Godshill | Leave a comment

Be a pig!

Posted on February 11, 2011 by AnnIsikArts

“Our ordinary mind always tries to persuade us that we are nothing but acorns and that our greatest happiness will be to become bigger, fatter, shinier acorns; but that is of interest only to pigs. Our faith gives us knowledge of something better: that we can become oak trees”. E. F Schumacher

I agree with the principle Schumacher is expressing. I can’t be quite happy with the analogy with pigs. We humans, the only creatures on the planet capable of growing in ‘consciousness’ should become aware that our ‘job’ is to grow into greater consciousness and in doing so, nurture the planet and its natural abundances.

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