Tag Archives: existentialism

New Year’s Wish

Posted on 12/27/2018 by paulefallon

In January I watched a man die. I had never witnessed death in real time before. Thus began 2018, my year of gloom. Harry, a longtime friend, drained away before my eyes. His breath crescendoed in torment, until it eased … Continue reading →

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Why are We Here?

Posted on 05/22/2018 by paulefallon

Today, I ask my readers a question. “Why are we here?” As a guy who takes Plato’s advice that ‘an unexamined life is not worth living’ to an extreme that only privileged folk with time on their hands can unspool, … Continue reading →

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