By Mark Antony Rossi What are your viable options when having a bad day? Some take a deep breath and say a small prayer. Some bury their head in a dark beer in a darker bar. Some rant and rave to strangers on Facebook. I’ve done all three and a […]
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Boundaries: Personal and National
By Mark Antony Rossi What is privacy but another form of sovereignty. It’s understandable then how terms like “personal space” and “boundaries” can become virtually interchangeable. The connection of personal and national boundaries are more closely linked than many truly realize. I find it curious that those who advocate boundaries […]
Fighting Words
By Mark Antony Rossi When a writer challenges the established order his words are fighting words. And fighting words are often the difference between your integrity and their conformity. But I’ve found the fight these days is more about being famous than building a creative folio. I meet too many […]
Writing as a Crutch
By Mark Antony Rossi How valid is the outcome of writing used merely as a form of therapy? A strange question asked yet you often wonder when every jack of all trades is jotting down stories behind your back. And you thought you were the only writer around. Has the […]
Place in the World
By Mark Antony Rossi The other day I ran into a 23-year-old who claimed she was a “life coach.” I found it difficult to swallow that someone so young could counsel another person about the trials and tribulations of life. After all was a young woman, never married, never been […]
Illusion of Reliability
By Mark Antony Rossi Society wants to be connected. It claims high speed internet will make us more social because communication is taking place. But what if communication is not happening as envisioned. What if these devices are only being used for complaints, bullying and voyeurism. What if the anonymity […]
Earth Ungrateful
By Mark Antony Rossi We hear much about space travel. Probes landing on an asteroid to mine precious minerals. The Indians sending missions to explore Venus. The Chinese seeking to land their astronauts on the Moon. There’s a waiting list for a one-way trip to Mars. This two year voyage is […]
Paris Discord in the Rearview Mirror
By Mark Antony Rossi America’s departure from the so-called “Paris Accords” was an inevitable ethical act from a political movement that seeks greater accountability of how taxes are spent and a fairer trade balance from partners who often suffer from financial amnesia. It is lost upon my friends in foreign […]
Reawakening the Human Condition
By Mark Antony Rossi If you accept the scientists and theologians narrow assessments: the human condition is a fixed set of programming that rarely strays from a predictable result. They emphatically state human nature needs outside intervention to rise above its inherent weakness. Their viewpoints are supremely convenient when considering […]
Genuine Suicide Prevention
By Mark Antony Rossi The announcement of another suicide adds heavily to a continuing sad social state of affairs. Its destructive impact is multi-level and staggers through lives three-fold. The first impact is the untimely loss of a human life. More tragic than most deaths since incomprehensible forces play a role […]