Kenn OrphanOn the nature of memory, a gift we cannot keepSince the onset of my mother’s dementia, I’ve thought a lot about the nature of memory. I never realized fully how malleable it is. Or how…Jan 19, 2023Jan 19, 2023
Kenn OrphanRemembrance Day is not just to Honour the Fallen“The chain reaction of evil–wars producing more wars — must be broken, or we shall be plunged into the dark abyss of annihilation.” —…Nov 11, 2022Nov 11, 2022
Kenn OrphanThe Fifth Horseman“And those who expected lightning and thunder, are disappointed. And those who expected signs and archangel’s trumps do not believe it is…Sep 28, 2022Sep 28, 2022
Kenn OrphanA meditation about a nebula, deep time, and usWhat is it about this photograph that is so intriguing? This is the Carina Nebula taken by the James Webb Telescope (NASA). We are looking…Jul 24, 2022Jul 24, 2022
Kenn OrphanFascism is IntentionalThere was a part of Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel, The Handmaid’s Tale, that is perhaps the most unsettling to me. The protagonist, Offred…Jul 6, 20221Jul 6, 20221
Kenn OrphanTree Huggers Have a Legacy to be Proud ofIf you ever get labeled a tree hugger, as I have, remember the origin of the term. In 1730, 363 men and women from the village of Khejarli…May 26, 2021May 26, 2021
Kenn OrphanHumans, Nature, and the Illusion of Separateness“We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.” ― Thich Nhat HanhApr 6, 2021Apr 6, 2021
Kenn OrphanThe Tactics of Terror“There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen.” — Vladimir LeninJul 20, 2020Jul 20, 2020
Kenn OrphanThe Sadism of American PowerIt was just a couple of weeks ago that President Trump was both inciting and praising anti-lockdown protesters around the country. These…Jun 1, 2020Jun 1, 2020
Kenn OrphanA Pandemic and a Plague of AbsurdityAt a certain point in an age of absurdity the normalization of madness becomes so common that it is almost indiscernible to most in the…May 21, 2020May 21, 2020
