Reflecting on what a mean-spirited 2017 could mean for the year that lies ahead.
Entries from December 2017
New Year’s Reflections at the Benediction of an Unrepentant 2017
December 30th, 2017 Comments Off on New Year’s Reflections at the Benediction of an Unrepentant 2017
Tags: affliction · blesing · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · New Year's Reflection · Old Man Winter · William Shakespeare
When I Grow Old and Wear My Trousers Rolled: The Year of the Black Cloud
December 23rd, 2017 Comments Off on When I Grow Old and Wear My Trousers Rolled: The Year of the Black Cloud
A farewell to a dismal year plagued by an unrelenting black cloud – and a bid for great things to come in years ahead.
Tags: black cloud · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · misfortune · T.S. Eliot · The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock · tsunami
The Quest for Originality and the Perfect Metaphor
December 9th, 2017 Comments Off on The Quest for Originality and the Perfect Metaphor
What is a writer to do when the world at large fails to inspire?
Tags: Donald Trump · Meagan Markle · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Prince Harry · sexual harassment
Baby Bommers to Millennials: Passing the Torch
December 2nd, 2017 Comments Off on Baby Bommers to Millennials: Passing the Torch
Reflecting on the rise of the millennial generation and how it will shape society.
Tags: Baby Boomers · death of suburbia · digital immigrants · digital natives · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Millennials