 | Michael Wray November 4, 2021 |
Wrong Voltage
These American plugs don’t fit European sockets – you need an adaptor to charge your phone or your electric razor. And even then, the current runs a bit hot on the other side of the pond. Well, people are just like those razors and phones: they try to adapt but it’s rarely a perfect fit. The current runs…
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| Michael Wray October 13, 2021 |
MY DREAM JOURNAL
Dream Power When I first came to Turkey back in 1994, my life was in a bit of a confused state. Around that time, my roommate lent me a copy of the book, Dream Power, by Dr. Ann Farady. It describes a way of looking at dreams devoid of all the symbology of conventional dream books, where instead…
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| Michael Wray October 3, 2021 |
ON DEATH AND GRIEF
Slow Awareness “Pity not the dead. For the dead, being dead, feel no more fear, pain, or unhappiness. Pity those who are left behind.” Michael Wray Growing up in Canada during the 60s and 70s was a peaceful experience for me and most of my friends. The murmurs of war in faraway lands on the evening news went…
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| Michael Wray September 23, 2021 |
Eastern Turkey Part 2, The People
Previously In a previous blog, Journey to the Center of the Onion, I wrote about the trip my son and I had taken to Eastern Turkey last August. I described the places we had visited and the incredible historical and archaeological sites we had seen. In my next blog, Eastern Turkey Part 1, I went on at…
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| Michael Wray September 2, 2021 |
Podcast Interview
Check out my interview with Lisa Tucker on The Borderline. Just click the link. https://theborderline.ca/michael-wray/
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| Michael Wray August 11, 2021 |
Journey to the Centre of the Onion
A Vırtue of Necessity We were half way across Lake Van when we saw Mount Ararat looming out of the mist… but wait, I’m getting ahead of myself. For two summers my son and I had wanted to go home to Canada to see our friends and family and particularly my ailing mother. Unfortunately, due to the strict…
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| Michael Wray July 27, 2021 |
In Defense of Critical Thinking
Old Values Versus the New I remember when I returned to university after my gap years and was accepted to the University of Toronto to study literature. Many of the people I knew saw no practical value in my choice and believed I was destined to a life of dead-end jobs, or at best, that I would end…
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| Michael Wray June 28, 2021 |
My Pillbox
My pillbox reminds me of every day of the week. Monday to Sunday, week after week, month after month, year after year. Monday to Sunday, week after week, month after month, year after year. Monday to Sunday, week after week… I think you get my point. I get up and take my medication. Sometimes on an empty…
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| Michael Wray June 21, 2021 |
Emerging from the Pandemic
Toughing it out in Paradise Ever since this pandemic blew up, I’ve been wondering how artists, musicians and film makers will document this whole crazy time. Just like after 9/11, when films and documentaries started coming out, I wonder what this generation’s artists will have to say or film or paint about the Covid-19 pandemic. Personally, it didn’t…