Darke Truths

Why Blog? What precedent does the act of blogging take in our lives? What is the impulse that hurls us towards keyboards where we strain to record the fleeting musings of neurons that all to often are misfiring? Is writing something we do for expose, gratification or renewal. Is it something we... Sign in to see full entry.

Blogging nonsense. Only two things get me this fired up! One is writing the other… Truth is timeless; it guides us to a safer harbour of our own understanding. In the last couple of days Darke Truths has looked at blogging, bloggers and the world around us. As some of my more regular readers know I... Sign in to see full entry.

A comparison of BN and the New York Times. Today the staff of gnomes that populate Darke places contribute this little gem. Seeing as how the long knives are now fully out at the Times, Darke Truths has decided it’s time to show how we at BN are in fact superior to the New York Times. 1) All the... Sign in to see full entry.

Here is the truth on blogging. After all examining truth is what we do here. Blogging is the literary equivalent of singing in the shower. Everyone does it; most won’t admit to it and not everyone is good at it. Is blogging writing? Of course it is; any use of words in printed form is writing. This... Sign in to see full entry.

Guilt. Guilt. Guilt. Guilt. It drips on us like a rain of worry. Guilt. It's 3 am and the guilt visits. Guilt is a poor guest. It arrives at ungodly hours and stays long after it's welcome has been wore out. Refusing to give way to reason or consideration, guilt just knows what buttons to push.... Sign in to see full entry.

I am not happy! That is enough to strike terror into most hearts! I could scream and throw things. I may just take you up on your offer and teach you the error of your ways. You'd like that wouldn't you. Hiding behind normal conventions you preach morality and constraint. Holding yourself up as a... Sign in to see full entry.

What is truth? No examination of truth can begin without first defining what we are talking about! It's easy to pretend to be telling the truth. One just has to look at our political leaders to witness this sort of deception. What is the truth to you? How much value does an individual assign to the... Sign in to see full entry.