What Did We Learn From the Odyssey? By Al Sikes

What Did We Learn From the Odyssey? By Al Sikes

​ The Odyssey, the film, has helped open or re-open minds to timeworn questions about humanity. Several film critics observed that the Producer/Director Christopher Nolan has reintroduced right and wrong. One commentator said the film showed there is evil in the world. Huh? What, everything is not relative? On one level the observation is correct. […]

Bay to Ocean Journal: Riding the Blue Bus by George Radcliffe

Bay to Ocean Journal: Riding the Blue Bus by George Radcliffe

​ Author’s Note: I retired from teaching in 2009 to take care of my mother after my father’s death. She was in the advanced stages of dementia but still lived for another five years with Jackie and me. I’ve written a number of stories based on my childhood and teaching career, but this story grew […]

Bay to Ocean Journal: Riding the Blue Bus by George Radcliffe

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Author’s Note: I retired from teaching in 2009 to take care of my mother after my father’s death. She was in the advanced stages of dementia but still lived for another five years with Jackie and me. I’ve written a number of stories based on my childhood and teaching career, but this story grew out […]

What Did We Learn From the Odyssey? By Al Sikes

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The Odyssey, the film, has helped open or re-open minds to timeworn questions about humanity. Several film critics observed that the Producer/Director Christopher Nolan has reintroduced right and wrong. One commentator said the film showed there is evil in the world. Huh? What, everything is not relative? On one level the observation is correct. Contemporary […]