Commitment: Super Short Story #554 Lying with fingers crossed, she was as if committing, paradoxically promising to lie, with a gesture of...

MEETING: A discussion about work, that is part of actual work, yet not actual work, at the same...

PAIN: Paradoxically, although an ulcer on a lip made it more painful to eat, it made me more careful when eating, thus more mindful of that eaten, which made it ‘more’ pleasurable. The challenge is to remain mindful of the taste when without any pain, even if the eaten is not...

Paradoxical page, as it was NOT intentionally left blank TOO, as you can see. Might as well put an interesting picture with an interesting quote...

Genius classic yet modern book cover design depicting the paradox of censorship attracting attention to that censored. If you see the blacked out parts up close, you can see the title and author’s name embossed. And yes, it is a classic that touches on the nature of censorship...

Made this ‘bookmark’ demonstrating the Liar’s Paradox some time back. One side says, ‘The sentence on the OTHER side is FALSE’, while the other side says, ‘The sentence on the OTHER side is TRUE.’ What should we make of this? Which is true? Which is...

It is a rule, as if, in horror movies and stories, that no matter how terrified the protagonists are, of whatever greater terrors possibly lurking in the dark, the sensible ones will pluck up their courage, hopefully prepared, to seek them out, to face and conquer their demons. The...

The Neatness Vs Tidiness Paradox: Life is too short to write too neatly. Life is too short to read the...

Super Short Story #393: Retirement Paradox The trick he figured, to retire young, is to do work that does not feel like work. The trick he figured, to never retire, is to keep doing that ‘work’, since he likes...

From Amy in ‘Angel From Hell’, ‘Not everything has to be a lesson. And that’s one of the lessons.’ So, is everything a lesson? If not, what about the...