Author Archives: Michael Hissom

Recently I realized that far from being an Atheist as I had thought, I was a Theist, quite possibly even a Fundamentalist! I came to this realization after listening to a theist describe how they worship and how it helped … Continue reading →

Yesterday I lost a friend, that is always a sad thing to me because friends are big part of every ones lives and loosing one due to a disagreement over something as profoundly subjective as religion doubly so. Asserting that … Continue reading →

Night Flight The wind rushing over the windshield of the motorcycle was cool that night, invigorating, with just a touch of moistness. The road was empty all along this stretch at one am, nothing but black pavement and white stripes. … Continue reading →

“What are you doing?” “Checking out this planet” “Why?” “It’s got stuff on it” “Stuff? What do you mean stuff?” “Chemicals producing a localized decrease in entropy….” “Really?” “Yeah, I was collecting Boron for my project and I felt a … Continue reading →

MERMAIDS Cool and wet, in the light of the cold white moon Clothed only in the phosphorescent waters glow Where am I? Only the night birds and the fishes know Near by a gull, disturbed by my swim, sings his … Continue reading →

Scattered across the sky, points of light to the naked eye Fiery orbs of red to blue, storms of violence unimagined to the mind Magnetic flames caress companions held in gravity’s bond Creating colors of heat-less flame in the sky … Continue reading →

Keeping the North American Paddlefish “Polyodon spathula” in the home aquarium! Continue reading →