Category Archives: Musings and Prose

Protected: The Villain’s Love Song

Posted on April 13, 2016 by facedownphilosophy

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Protected: Inspiration Point

Posted on March 17, 2016 by facedownphilosophy

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Showered and Blue-Blazered…

Posted on August 17, 2013 by facedownphilosophy

I hate the early morning, and the ugly light of sunrise; it’s the harbinger of meticulously knotted ties, and thick black, bitter drinks. I hate the way I speak, as if everything is important; everything is funny, everything is fine. … Continue reading →

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A Note to My Love on the Day of My Death

Posted on July 26, 2013 by facedownphilosophy

I fear the permanent silence that comes when death loosens the knots of life, and we slip into the undiscovered country. I fear that hole in my heart knowing that it’s something that can never be repaired; that absolution is … Continue reading →

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A Quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Posted on June 28, 2013 by facedownphilosophy

I was supposed to make a grand entry today, but I was preoccupied with the care of my friend who is recovering from reconstructive surgery as a result of a serious injury. I have left him in the care of … Continue reading →

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A Quote by Marina Tsvetaeva

Posted on May 5, 2013 by facedownphilosophy

Here’s a great little quote that I found while reading an old issue of “Poetry: Volume 199, Number 6 (March 2012).” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To love – is to see a man as God intended him, and his parents failed to make … Continue reading →

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A quote on free will, and God’s abandonment…

Posted on April 28, 2013 by facedownphilosophy

“Living life under the pretense of free will is a heart breaking, and mistaken way to cope in vain with the persistent betrayals of our cold, distant, and silent God” –K.W. Richardson

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My New Life

Posted on January 19, 2013 by facedownphilosophy

Most people haven’t yet read what I’m about to post, so I’m posting it here on the primary page of my blog. I didn’t think to post it here until this morning when a beautiful and intelligent writer friend of … Continue reading →

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Writer’s Block

Posted on December 18, 2012 by facedownphilosophy

I’ve been struggling for days to come up with a post for you all that will yield some benefit, or help you in your philosophical endeavors, but as of late I am completely without inspiration. Frankly, my heart and mind … Continue reading →

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The Stillness That Night Brings

Posted on November 24, 2012 by facedownphilosophy

It’s the night that I find most dreadful. When all the billboards peddling beer, and undressed women stop speeding by; when the frantic rhythm of footsteps slow, and the seemingly implacable ringing of telephones stop; when you stop looking ahead, … Continue reading →

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