Category Archives: micro-essay

Drunken Monkey Got No Kung Fu

Posted on December 5, 2012 by B Gourley

[NO ANIMALS WERE INJURED IN THE WRITING OF THIS POEM.] jungle nights, so very scary creepy-crawlies, beasties hairy caws, screeches, and echoed calls no protection of moat or walls just the thinnest nylon tent then, an idea, heaven-sent who can … Continue reading →

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Contagion Evil: or, Quiet Anger

Posted on July 20, 2012 by B Gourley

Do you know how evil grows? How it infects, how it flows? I felt it in the Killing Fields, leaking from some wound unhealed. It rears a head, mean and spiteful, morphing into something frightful. Where are you at, you … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the Terror House: A Visit to 60 ANDRÁSSY

Posted on January 14, 2012 by B Gourley

It’s silent but for the recording of an unearthly child’s voice reciting the names of those who perished in this dim and dreary basement. “Sándor Kovács…István Szabó…” The voice naturally conveys an eerie unsettling tone appropriate to this modern-era dungeon. … Continue reading →

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Utopia or Dystopia: Is This Our Future in Cyberspace?

Posted on June 15, 2011 by B Gourley

[This essay is cross-posted from my Strategic Ramblings blog.] Imagine the following scenario: You are at a store. There isn’t a human employee to be seen. There are two or three people working in the mammoth superstore, but all are … Continue reading →

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A Tiny Discourse on Organizations

Posted on April 20, 2011 by B Gourley

There are no ideas – no matter how great, beautiful, or wonderous – that are so exceptional that they cannot be defiled by having an organization formed around them. Once the organization is formed, the first order of business inevitably becomes preservation … Continue reading →

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