Patrick M. Ohana
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A medical writer who reads and writes fiction and some nonfiction, although the latter may appear at times like the former. Most of my pieces (over 2,200) are or will be available on Shakespeare's Shoes.
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Abortion Is Not the Worst Outcome
Il n’en reste pas moins que nous trions les femmes pour jouir au-dedans, ce qui ne nous empêchera jamais de voir à l’intérieur de leurs yeux des fleurs sèches et aplaties quand elles sont tristes, des fontaines de papillons vibrionnants quand nous leur prodiguons le bonheur qu’elles méritent. Elles sont là qui nous inventent, nous traversent, nous habitent : une fois aimées, elles restent en nous comme des œuvres, des livres relus, éternelles comme les reflets du bronze. (The fact remains that we sort women to relish inside, which will never prevent us from seeing dry and flattened flowers inside their eyes when they are sad, fountains of vibrating butterflies when we lavish on them the happiness that they deserve. It is here that they invent us, pass through us, live in us: once loved, they remain in us like works, books reread, eternal as the reflections of bronze.) Yann Moix, from Naissance (Birth)
By Patrick M. Ohana2 years ago in Filthy
How Not to Fall in Love
What a strange thought! I thought, when this thought came to mind. You too may have thought thus. Who would not want to fall in love? Perhaps anyone who perceives its pitfalls. Love is a famous feeling full of food for thought, yet always famished. We all know about love’s merits, including All you need is love and the Bard’s Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind. We could create an encyclopedia of love quotes and thoughts, and keep adding to it as we find more and keep wishing for even more.
By Patrick M. Ohana2 years ago in Humans
Tree Salad
You do not have to be vegan or vegetarian to consume this salad since it is universal, actually only for Earthlings, except for trees. I doubt that they would like this salad since it would be somewhat cannibalistic on their part if they do. We have known the feel, taste, and fill of human meat throughout our history during lean times and when it was believed to contain one’s essence and strength. These facts always amazed me. How ignorant were we? How keen on bloody flesh and licking bones were our not-so-remote ancestors? Brainless cannibals breathed after each bite in the last century, notwithstanding the demented variety who had their freaking minutes of fame. Hannibal Lecter was just the cinematic version. But this recipe is for a tree salad, not a human one. I have no recipe for human flesh, except to kiss, lick, and bite it when in love.
By Patrick M. Ohana2 years ago in Fiction
The Impact of Sardine Consumption on Portuguese Longevity
Abstract Over the past nine millennia, people living in Lusitania, which now encompasses the modern nation-state of Portugal, have been consuming sardines. The Portuguese, both men and women, tend to live longer when extraneous factors are taken out of the equation. Several studies have presented data in support of the sardine consumption-longevity dyad. In the present study, 200 Portuguese and 200 Canadians of Portuguese ancestry were assessed for their sardine consumption habits. It was hypothesised that those consuming more sardines will tend to live longer than those consuming fewer sardines or none, and that expected gender differences pertaining to longevity would be eliminated. While both hypotheses can only find definite support following the postponed demise of the entire sample of 400 individuals in the many years to come, preliminary results seem to offer support in both cases.
By Patrick M. Ohana2 years ago in Feast
“God Only Knows”
The following is a story — probably not a true story — that may have been told by an Auschwitz survivor. It goes like this. God and Satan have an unscheduled meeting around the beginning of 1944, over 56 years before their usually scheduled meeting at the start of each century. Satan calls the meeting, flabbergasted by the sheer enormity of the carnage going on in the death camps, especially Auschwitz.
By Patrick M. Ohana2 years ago in History
