by Sidney S. Stark Is it really true that a new beginning has to herald an end? I used to think it meant a fresh start on a new clean slate. That implied things would be better; that you wouldn’t make the same old mistakes or repeat the same patterns. I always looked forward to… Continue Reading
Passion!
by Sidney S. Stark “…while wine is made with your hands through established techniques, it cannot truly be great unless the winemaker has a great passion for it.” – Bologna Family (Braida Estate) Passion suggests intensity, energy, focus and commitment at the very least. It informs us of our humanity in the fullest possible way.… Continue Reading
What is it About Bridges?
by Sidney S. Stark Why is there an irresistible pull towards bridges as if they’re surrounded by a magnetic field we have no power to resist if we get too close? That rickety wooden one spanning a corner of the pond on the golf course is a perfect example. Physically, it has little to recommend… Continue Reading
Brambles
Hanging with the dried pods of lupines this year’s tight blackberries show their seeds in the parched days of August, So unlike the ones fifteen years ago that held all the moisture of summer, That day we armed ourselves with pails and crossed fields heavy with dew to reach the bramble patch behind the ell… Continue Reading
Welcoming Launch
by Sidney S. Stark You can undoubtedly feel the liberation in this blog’s title: The UnBlocked! Writer. It’s like a lungful of air. The disruption of the flow of something, whether it’s the movement forward of a football on a playing field or a thought that gets stopped dead in its tracks inhibits us in… Continue Reading