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…4 min read·Jan 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.” —…3 min read·Nov 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…5 min read·Sep 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…3 min read·Jul 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…5 min read·Jul 6, 2022--1--1
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…2 min read·May 26, 2021----
Kenn OrphanHumans, Nature, and the Illusion of Separateness“We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.” ― Thich Nhat Hanh5 min read·Apr 6, 2021----
Kenn OrphanThe Tactics of Terror“There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen.” — Vladimir Lenin5 min read·Jul 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…5 min read·Jun 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…6 min read·May 21, 2020----