It took me a long time to learn, frustratingly brutal trial and error, fighting presumptions and misconceptions, but eventually I realized that all of my writing leads to this work: Maciolekism. My very own philosophy.

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  • Every time tyrants rise to create a “perfect” society they underestimate how much slave labor is needed to maintain the illusion. Continue reading

  • The Truth About Politics

    Back before the internet, before cell phones, when college sweethearts kept in touch over the summer by writing letters, she broke up with me  because my writing intimidated her. Did I say something wrong? She said no. It wasn’t anything… Continue reading

  • A Crack Appears

    He considered himself a painter,.. but not an artist. Being an artist did not pay: each brush stroke invites a person to be offended; each choice of color risks being cancelled on social media. If a person wanted to eat,… Continue reading

  • Business As Usual

    This small family owned business would be doing just fine;they perfectly follow all the rules,all the right signs are visible,all the surfaces are cleaned over and over again,the staff is masked, sanitized, and thoughtful;but the media, with constant hype,paid for… Continue reading

  • My Memory of 9-11

    History repeats itself and we are once again at a time when the rising water will cause everyone to react. Some will react in anger and join the screaming stampede to the ancient temple where they will wash themselves in… Continue reading

  • The Politics of Divorce

    an ode to 2020 Continue reading

  • Being Present

    Our intellectual mind is a boat that sailson the waters of our emotional energy. When the waters are too turbid,the boat sinks,.. or,if we are wise (afraid?), stays at port. The artist learns to modify the boatto be more effective… Continue reading

  • The Need to Let Go

    It is all over the TV and the internet: everything will be better if we can just make it one step further; one more technology, one more chemical,.. one more drug. I have been through this before. My grandparents lived… Continue reading

  • Cultural Continuity

    If the young and healthy have to sacrifice so much for the well being of the old and weak, shouldn’t the rich have to sacrifice something for the well being of the poor? To answer no is to say that… Continue reading

  • Soft Days

    Another one gone by, I think…  maybe it was four. These soft days we find ourselves in. It’s supposed to be summer, but I can no longer remember who I was in summer. How am I supposed to make the… Continue reading