Poetry: on empathy by Bettina Judd
what it sounds like is a bird breaking small bones against glass.
the least of them, a sparrow, of course. you’re about to serve
dinner and this is the scene.
Read more (https://poets.org/poem/empathy)

Song In My Head: Take the Skinheads Bowling by Camper Van Beethoven

Art: James Hakewill’s South Gate, Winchelsea

Quote: “Comfort is no test of truth. Truth is often far from being comfortable.” – Swami Vivekananda

Recipe: Pumpkin Cake Doughnuts

Anywhere But Here: Jack Kerouac House, Orlando, FL