Can a Slave Owner Be a Good Man?
Posted by Trevor in Misc on 29. Nov, 2014 | No Comments Yet
Solomon Northup documented his experience being kidnapped into slavery in his memoir Twelve Years a Slave. Here I consider the unusually charitable words he wrote about his first owner, a man who he said was simply “looking through the same medium with his fathers before him”.
Finding Solace in Poetry
Posted by Trevor in Religion on 23. Jun, 2014 | No Comments Yet
Could it be that I, of all people, have acquired an appreciation for poetry? Maybe. Maybe a little. Not for impenetrable poetry perhaps, but for poetry that’s nothing but words artfully arranged and meaningful. Lately, I’ve encountered two poems that really help me feel better about life.