Michael ScallanThe history of the world in 10 minutesIn the beginning there was man and the soil. Man is a generic term for all humans, irrespective of race or gender, or any cultural…Mar 6, 2021Mar 6, 2021
Michael ScallanThe Minotaur’s memoir… but, despite the tensions we were soldiers first and Kreet was the land that bound us, both the unwilling and the blind. The hour before…Apr 24, 2020Apr 24, 2020
Michael ScallanChristmas 2019Twenty cycles bent to the scythe of time, the pageant of peace, dollar shackled, passes again. The unloved ones look on in hope and, wait…Mar 1, 2020Mar 1, 2020
Michael Scallan10 Things about schoolMost Western countries educate their youth using an education system first created in England during the Industrial Revolution. It’s…Jul 3, 20191Jul 3, 20191
Michael ScallanLast lesson of the dayImage: The Burghers of Calais, August RodinJun 29, 2019Jun 29, 2019
Michael ScallanWhy I don’t publish posts more oftenI admire writers who are able to publish weekly or even daily. I’m just not one of them. To the readers I have gained, thank you for your…Jun 28, 2019Jun 28, 2019
Michael ScallanHow mornings can save your life.It’s 6:30 am. I’ve been up since 4:30 grading English papers. My students appear to be struggling more than I realised. Now I am. Self…Jun 5, 2019Jun 5, 2019
Michael ScallanDon Coyote’s dogAt 50, Don has finally relinquished the burden of immortality, that most endearing quality of youth. His consciousness is now fully…Jun 3, 2019Jun 3, 2019
Michael ScallanMalevich at midnightThere are low hanging clouds tonight. They look like steam. The city cooks us all, devours us and you wouldn’t know it but for the likes of…May 28, 2019May 28, 2019
