Roger Skibowski

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I Played Intercourse Roulette When I Was 18 That Resulted in a Child Being Born

Child Of The Fifties By the Time We Got to First Loves, We Had Discussed Other Topics Photo by Sharon McCutcheon on Unsplash Talking to a stranger who became a friend. I will call him Bud; he is the owner of the mechanic shop where I take our cars to be serviced. After several visits and discussions, I learned […]

Telling stories is the only thing that machines cannot automate.

Walking the dog Automation requires a complex series of if-this-then-this, stories are not that simple. Photo by Malachi Brooks on Unsplash Daily walks with the dog through the neighborhood I will engage neighbors in conversation. Depending on what they are doing the conversations can be as simple as “hello.” Other topics that open communication “How long have you […]

Does the Subconscious Mind Exist After We Die and Lose This Clay Form?

Writing Inspired By But in all that wondering, why is it the subconscious never needs to sleep? Photo by Jr Korpa on Unsplash Writing Inspired By Article from Tochukwu Okoro Does the subconscious mind exist after we die and lose this clay form? Another one of those unanswerable questions: we do not get the answer until later. But in all […]

You Might Find the Signal Now That the Noise Is at a Smaller Hum.

There will be more change in the future The pilot has changed course and let some crew members off the plane. Photo by Adam Winger on Unsplash I published this article on Mar 15, 2021, my perception piece for what I thought was going on at Medium. I wrote this article after hearing the chatter about low views and […]

Walking the dog in the morning is another writing muse.

Writing Inspired By I walk with no music and only have my mind thinking about writing. Photo by Peter Aschoff on Unsplash There is a lovely home at the end of the street which has a long driveway lined with trees that are in bloom this time of year, it is a truly peaceful sight. There was a song […]