Katherine D. Graham
Bio
My stories are intended to teach facts, supported by science as we know it. Science often reflects myths. Both can help survival in an ever-changing world.
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Servants to Balance
Kat, the muskrat, had been born in the valley where the willow tree bows over the running stream. It was soon going to be time for muskrat love. Kat was busy clearing the willow roots and taking branches to make the den cozy. Kat sang at the top of her voice.
By Katherine D. Graham7 months ago in Chapters
I am a worm. Psalms 22:6
Kat sensed the environment as if she was a feral beast. In the stillness she heard her heartbeat, then the leaves sounded the drum roll for a chorus of crickets chirping. The chant of nature recreated the history of the land. She stood as an outsider, on the mast of the ship of Theseus who asked if a ship that is restored, with all the wooden parts replaced, is the same ship.
By Katherine D. Graham8 months ago in Fiction
Weaving the Canadian Mosaic: Living the dream
Kat sensed the environment as if she was a feral beast. In the stillness she heard her heartbeat, then the leaves rustling. They sounded the drum roll for a chorus of crickets chirping. The chorus adjusted their rhythm as the echoes of an occasional car or airplane passed in the distance. The chant of nature recreated the history of the land. She was a part of nature. She stood as an outsider, on the mast of the ship of Theseus who asked if a ship that is restored, with all the wooden parts replaced, is the same ship. Heraclitus asked if a river, whose water is replenished, is the same river. Plutarch stated you never step twice into the same river.
By Katherine D. Graham8 months ago in Chapters
- Top Story - August 2023
The tale of the paramecium who lived happily ever afterTop Story - August 2023
Early on in my childhood I decided I needed to study science so I could prove what I was thinking was true. I have always been curious to find answers with reasonable explanations. For example, it seemed reasonable that Moses was able to part the Red Sea because he was educated and knew about tides. I reasoned that Jesus turned water into wine by diluting it. I was always drawn to explain myths. That is not to say I do not believe in miracles. I have seen them happen. Within my realm of thought, it is not impossible to believe that a gut feeling is attuned to cosmic elements, and results in rare, unexplained serendipitous events.
By Katherine D. Graham8 months ago in Writers
The Way of Zen by Alan Watts: A Book Review
I recently serendipitously reconnected with my old monk friend. He offered me the the book Siddhartha, by Hermann Hesse (1922), when I was a teenager. When we got together recently, he offered me the book reviewed in this report, ‘The Way of Zen’, written by Alan Watts. At the onset, I apologize if my digressions are in any way offensive, they simply expose what flows through my mind.
By Katherine D. Graham8 months ago in BookClub