Patrick M. Ohana
Bio
A medical writer who reads and writes fiction and some nonfiction, although the latter may appear at times like the former. Most of my pieces (over 2,200) are or will be available on Shakespeare's Shoes.
Stories (479/0)
Love Analyzed
It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages. Nietzsche “I sometimes think that love is a dirty word and much dirtier than pussy, for example. All we need is love. I don’t think as much anymore. All we need is the silence of a kind breeze, the shade of a happy tree, the sight of a blue sky, the knowledge that the Sun is still there at night, sending its rays of life and death. Love is already in the fabric of these moments and there’s no need to extract it and give it even more meaning when it simply doesn’t merit it.”
By Patrick M. Ohana3 years ago in Psyche
Eléni’s First Visit - Part 11
This is the eleventh part of the tale. There will be twelve parts unless Goddess Athena necessitates more. All ten previous parts, linked at the bottom through Part 10, are necessary to fully follow this ongoing romance between the real and the possibly real. Each part requires around five minutes of your time. Anthi Psomiadou and R Tsambounieri Talarantas had graciously agreed to appear as fictional characters in this first visit of Eléni to Athens, where she had hoped to speak to Goddess Athena and find the missing Patrick. The story spans her two-week visit to blue-sky-and-seas and white-independence Greece. Alcohol makes other people less tedious, and food less bland, and can help provide what the Greeks called entheos, or the slight buzz of inspiration when reading or writing. Christopher Hitchens (I still miss him to no end)
By Patrick M. Ohana3 years ago in Futurism
Eléni’s First Visit - Part 10
This is the tenth part of the tale. There will be twelve parts or perhaps more. It seems to depend on Goddess Athena, after all. The first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth parts are all necessary to fully follow this ongoing saga, with each part only requiring around five minutes of your time. Anthi Psomiadou and R Tsambounieri Talarantas had both graciously agreed to appear as fictional characters in this first visit of Eléni to Greece, where she had hoped to speak to Goddess Athena and find the missing Patrick. The story spans her two-week visit to blue-heaven-and-white-texture Greece. Let there be light! said Liberty, and like the sunrise from the sea, Athens arose! Percy Bysshe Shelley
By Patrick M. Ohana3 years ago in Futurism
Another Twig
No true image exists for this true story. When a poet decides to take a step, and walk, poetry pops out much later, and the direction is often of no consequence. Left may be a dead-end, right may be some other kind of hell, forward may look like death, and backward is almost impossible. There are no wings to fly up, but if there are some stairs, it is something. The same applies to going down, but nobody wants to go to the basement where the possibilities are darker like a moonless night, even if there is some artificial light. There are six possibilities to choose from at most.
By Patrick M. Ohana3 years ago in Earth
Eléni’s First Visit - Part 9
This is the ninth part of the tale. I am planning twelve parts or perhaps fourteen. It depends on Shakespeare. The first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth parts are all required to fully follow this ongoing story, and each part is still around a five-minute read. Anthi Psomiadou and R Tsambounieri Talarantas have both graciously agreed to appear as fictional characters in this first visit of Eléni to Greece, where she had hoped to speak to Goddess Athena and find the missing Patrick. The continuing story spans the rest of her two-week visit to sky-and-marble Greece. Athens, the eye of Greece, mother of arts and eloquence, native to famous wits. John Milton
By Patrick M. Ohana3 years ago in Futurism
Interpretation
There are different ways to interpret an idea, even a word. The Sun is very far away, but the Sun is also very near since I can see it in your eyes. I do not like Carl Jung but I still like you when you mention his ideas or think that he was right. I love Freud but you may not. Will you dislike me because I do? I adore Nietzsche but many do not for one reason or another. Many people refuse to hear the truth since it counters any beliefs they may hold. Change is difficult to accept. It is hard to wear a mask on top of a mask on top of a mask. The only important mask is the one we wear to hopefully avoid and beat COVID.
By Patrick M. Ohana3 years ago in Psyche