TURN-STONE

Anonymity and intimacy

Courage, Technology June 8, 2020March 24, 2018 by Tom Chester

I just finished reading Beauty in Photography by the fine photographer Robert Adams. In the essay entitled, “Civilizing Criticism,” Adams writes “The rancor that one … Read more

Haiku about photographs and photographers

Oddments, Poetry May 10, 2020March 12, 2018 by Tom Chester

Over the past four years, I have been exploring photography, both digital and analog. Most recently I have been learning about B&W film, including darkroom … Read more

Practice resurrection

Commonplace, Life, Poetry, Wisdom May 10, 2020March 11, 2018 by Tom Chester

I have been working on a longer post that touches on several themes relating to the challenges we face individually and as a society. In … Read more

Curiosity

Life, Society, Wisdom May 10, 2020February 23, 2018 by Tom Chester

I just finished reading Sundog, an early novel by Jim Harrison. In the book one of the characters remarks, “If you think about it long … Read more

Six haiku on life

Life, Poetry February 18, 2018 by Tom Chester

My father long dead visits me regularly in every mirror. We buy each day on credit, forgetting that the bill always comes due. I begin … Read more

An old idea updated

Of the Moment, Society, Technology February 15, 2018 by Tom Chester

The famous French philosopher and writer Denis Diderot is quoted as saying, “Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the … Read more

Sweetness and light

Beekeeping and Other Interests, Best of Turnstone, Commonplace, Poetry, Society May 10, 2020January 28, 2018 by Tom Chester

I just had a poem published by a regional magazine devoted to arts and culture. My poem “Skeps” is about traditional methods of beekeeping but … Read more