Dragons were real. They are real, still lurking in society, hidden as humans. But many have become so invested in their roles they have forgotten their true selves.
This book is a guide for them, for you, that you may reclaim your draconic nature. To be the media dragon you are.
“This should be the year you stop trying so hard to turn yourself into a better person, and focus instead on actually leading a more absorbing life.”
Do our politicians need better backstories?
Sometimes, biography isn’t the best judge of what someone might do in public office
Nora Ikstena (1969-2026)
Latvian author Nora Ikstena has passed away; see, for example, the LSM.lv report.
Several of her works have been translated into English, notably Soviet Milk; see, for example, the Peirene publicity page.
Kylie Minogue honours late ex-boyfriend Michael Hutchence with birthday tribute
84 year old Bob Dylan was asked to explain 92 year old Willie Nelson.
Here’s what the great man said about the great man. (Thank you Nicky Gray for sharing this with me.)
“How can you make sense of him?” Dylan replied. “How would you define the indefinable or the unfathomable? What is there to say? Ancient Viking Soul? Master Builder of the Impossible? Patron poet of people who never quite fit in and don’t much care to?
Moonshine Philosopher? Tumbleweed singer with a PhD? Red Bandana troubadour, braids like twin ropes lassoing eternity? What do you say about a guy who plays an old, battered guitar that he treats like it’s the last loyal dog in the universe?”
He continued: “Cowboy apparition, writes songs with holes that you can crawl through to escape from something.
Voice like a warm porchlight left on for wanderers who kissed goodbye too soon or stayed too long. I guess you can say all that. But it really doesn’t tell you a lot or explain anything about Willie. Personally speaking, I’ve always known him to be kind, generous, tolerant and understanding of human feebleness, a benefactor, a father and a friend. He’s like the invisible air. He’s high and low. He’s in harmony with nature. And that’s what makes him Willie.
