Monthly Archives: June 2019
Too far away
It is good to be a role model, but what if you’re too far away to be seen? :- Doug.
What do we have?
What do we have that others don’t yet at their life’s stage? :- Doug.
Penetrating questioning
Encourage penetrating questioning. :- Doug.
Good may emerge
Given diverse personalities, different milieus, and linguistic metamorphoses, the outcomes of our efforts are unpredictable. Even so, we ought try, if only for our consciences. Who knows? Good may emerge. :- Doug.
ever more gently
Waves move away from your finger ever more gently :- Doug.
Think about?
If you’re telling stories for the benefit of th 11th generation—300 years on—what must you think about? :- Doug.
Words across
We offer our words across generations desiring they transcend our age—and theirs. :- Doug.
Why novels still?
Why does the novel persist? How does that question speak to what we want for or owe to the 11th generation? :- Doug.
Long thin needle
Let us interview each other looking for the long story. Let us use the long thin needle and the barely visible thread to stitch our lives into patterns we had not seen before. Is this the work of the years, … Continue reading
Decency and generosity
How do we talk about decency and generosity as an attribute of being human? :- Doug.
Long run more people
In the long run, more people will be alive. :- Doug.
11th personally?
Can you take the 11th generation personally? :- Doug.
Living, breathing grandchildren
What do living, breathing grandchildren of the 11th generation need? :- Doug.
Increasing humanity’s options
The long purpose is increasing humanity’s options. What stories will contribute? :- Doug.
Impossible in 3 years
What’s impossible in 3 years might be imaginable in 300. :- Doug.
Sustained story crafting?
What story might we tell with 300 years of sustained endeavor? Whom might we enlist in crafting it in each generation? :- Doug.