stories – J.C. Newton

08/04/2016

The Refuge of God, The Value of Stillness & the Making of Lists

Even though it has been over a month since I last blogged, that doesn’t mean that I haven’t had anything to say. On the contrary, I’ve had much on my mind in the midst of frantic busyness! Let’s see, since I last posted… My wife and I have been to Scotland and come back (after

In Search of the Ideal, Part 6: Memory

I long for the ideal of having a perfect memory… to see, hear and feel what I’ve already experienced. I want SO badly to remember things people told me. What is even more cruel is that I can remember some dreams that I’ve had at night better than the reality I lived the day before!

Mystery, Imagination & the Well of the Dead

“Mystery is the catalyst for imagination.” — J.J. Abrams, movie director & TV producer What is “mystery”? According to the dictionary on my Mac, a mystery is defined as, “Something that is difficult or impossible to explain. The condition or quality of being secret, strange, or difficult to explain.” In other words, a mystery is