Category Archives: People

Dignity is an illusion

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Bill Wren

Rather than write yet again about stories, I thought I would tell a little story. This was actually written and posted about six years ago on another, now defunct blog. It is about the human condition … One day there … Continue reading →

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The problem with content

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Bill Wren

Content has a problem and it is easily stated: I have no interest in it. I don’t believe many do and, of those who are interested in it, they aren’t interested in content but in what it can do for … Continue reading →

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Why social media loves dogmatism

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Bill Wren

Not a day goes by where we don’t see tweets and post headlines telling us “you must” or “you need” and similar dogmatic injunctions. Is it because we like being told what to do? Is it because the authors are … Continue reading →

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War and remembrance and The Odyssey — repost

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Bill Wren

I think a good argument could be made for The Odyssey being the most influential work in western literature. The story of Odysseus’ return home from the Trojan War is certainly one of my favourite works. I’m posting this to … Continue reading →

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What are stories?

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Bill Wren

Two words pop up in most dictionary definitions of the word story: people and events. Most of those definitions also include a word or phrase such as “the telling of,” or “the relating of.” So what we have is: people … Continue reading →

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