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The Wound Remains Faithful: A Tragedy of Nora

It has taken me more than fifty years to write this book. That sentence appears in the author’s note, but it deserves to open this introduction because it explains everything that follows. The Wound Remains Faithful is not a thriller. It is not a mystery. It does not offer the satisfaction of solved cases or the comfort of justice delivered. It is a tragedy in the oldest and most precise sense of that word: an act of imagination in service of memory, written against the cultural instinct to forget.

The Wound Remains Faithful: A Tragedy of Nora
A new book by David Boles

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First Right to Protest

We, The Americans, have always held dear the foundational concept of protesting in the public square to express dissatisfaction with the status quo — and to also call others to action to join us against the latest repression at a hand coming down from above us without a velvet glove.

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Perfecting the Pivot

One of the most valuable assets a person needs to acquire, and then put into purpose, is the ability to pivot. Pivoting is not a preternatural human condition, because we are generally bred and trained to always force forward, no matter the peril, to reach any and all final goals at any and all costs — in both human treasure and in the assumption of precious trinkets.

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Blues Grooving with Alabama Shakes

It is always a joy and a delight to discover the roots of a talented new band who clearly cut their groove in live performance.  Alabama Shakes is just that sort of young band.  Their energy and verve are infectious and they achieve the difficult task of sounding both Old School Blues and New Century Groove at the same time.  Alabama Shakes are a younger, if uglier, Black Keys — but with more musicianship and better soul.



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The Genesis of Wisdom

How do we become wise?  Is wisdom a gift, or is wisdom something practiced and acquired?  Does wisdom know any age?  Can a five-year-old child ever be wiser than someone who has lived 85 years?

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