So. Adam always makes fun of Erika (A.K.A. “Human-Mom”) for having cat-friends who (let’s be real) are total jerks. Every other moment they are perched on her neck. Or under her elbows. Or on her upper-arms. It makes writing a challenge. Kind of like when the physical therapist has you walking with those weights strapped…
Category: Another World Within
Making Room for Simple Joy (Watch/Listen/Read)
In our Watch/Listen/Read this week, Adam and Erika discuss how to find simple joy in difficult times. Favorite books. Favorite songs. Memories of favorite places. And of course their fake viola wars. These things bring joy in times of sorrow and difficulty. Adam Writes: So my eReader broke a few days ago. Thankfully I had…
To the Future – Where We Know Ourselves
An Archaic Concept of Me. Recap In previous deliveries we meet Stuart and Aleena, as they begin married life together. They lead a life of comfort, and prospective wealth, and they take that privilege for granted, as their due, through their affirmative mind-states. They congratulate each other on the manifestations of abundance arising from their lithe…
Bangalore Letters #1
It doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, does it? But “Bangalore Briefs” sounds a bit like a legal service or a clothing store that specializes in undies. And “Bangalore Bulletin” just sounds official in a way this will not be. Best not to overthink it. The Story So Far For those of you who have…
Affirming Gender is not a Crime
When I got pregnant with my first child, it seemed like the moment the stick had turned pink, the first thing people asked was: “Are you hoping for a boy or a girl?” When I was far enough along to know what I was having, that question became: “Are you having a boy or a…
Sunday Summary: Hope
We are, as always, glad we can bring you such great content to read. As we all struggle to understand what’s going on around us, and to maintain hope right now, we hope that the writing from our 2 Rules contributors can help you find something you need. Whether it’s peace, hope, inspiration, or something…
Finishing a Poem (Big Cat, Little Cat)
Big Cat has decided to draw on his experiences (sitting on his Human-Mom’s head while she’s trying to write poetry; and listening in on conversations with Human-Mom’s friends when they trade poems back and forth) to bring you this handy guide. Which you shouldn’t really need. I mean. Finishing a poem can’t be that hard,…
Poets of Twitter (Watch/Listen/Read)
Adam Writes So this week I wanted to do something a little different. I put out a call on Twitter asking people to share their writings with me so that I could include them in this week’s Watch/Listen/Read. I did get some responses. First Poet of Twitter: Joseph Fasano Joseph Fasano sent a link to…
Mr. Misunderstanding: Prof. Parker
In loving memory of David Parker (1943-2015) A Good Teacher is Hard to Find, Episode 2 As there’s no good place to start, let me walkbackwards till, I bump into you. Mr. Misunderstanding On numerous occasions, Prof. Parker asked me to call him David, but for some unknown reason, I had never been able to…
COVID: An Essay
One of my favorite authors, Michel de Montaigne, put the name “essais,” to a genre of literature that is at least as old as the Roman Republic. The word means “attempts.” The idea is that the literary work does not need to follow a set form, but rather could follow the workings of the human…