I wonder: would you agree with Winston Churchill "I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals."More

Alas! We know the names of the invading overlords...lots of details and names here...but I can't find any of the names of the Aboriginal dispossessed.More

Don't you love Creation myths? Which is more real-Change or Stasis? Do you want to become thoroughly conversant with the numinous and bright?More

Postcards editions feature the folk Band Banter who present songs and tunes from the traditions of the English-speaking world.More

Cannery Row Welcome to Letters From Quotidia – a podcast by Quentin Bega for lovers of music, poetry, and the Crack- that most Irish of nouns which may encompass, news, gossip, fun, entertainment, and enjoyable conversation. Quotidia is that space, that place, where ordinary people lead ordinary lives. But where, from time to time, they…More

Let Them Not Fade Away [Welcome to Letters from Quotidia – a podcast by Quentin Bega for lovers of music, poetry, and the Crack- that most Irish of nouns which may encompass, news, gossip, fun, entertainment, and enjoyable conversation. Quotidia is that space, that place, where ordinary people lead ordinary lives. But where, from time…More

We hear the rationale for the podcasts. We watch Icarus fall from an empty blue sky. We visit Hades where, through a chorus of frogs, a contest is taking place between two ancient Athenian dramatists. Incidentally, we learn the date of the British Queen's annus horribilis. And finally, we listen to a song about everybody.More

Another lease on life can mean...to improve or refurbish something that is worn or old. Am I referring to the Letters or to myself? Or both? I’m not sure, uncertainty rules as Heisenberg would tell you.More

For New Years Eve 2024, I leave you with something hopeful- this from Psalm 18, may serve: "You Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light."More

The best prophets have the capacity to surprise us! “For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.” More