Won Over By Reality By Tim Bayer BRIGHTON New York—(Weekly Hubris)—9/29/2014—I once dabbled with creating music and, to my chagrin, was forced to acknowledge my severe musical shortcomings. My dreams of being a…

“Baseball was the Kabuki of American sports. When home, I would zip through the room where my mother watched, riveted, gently shaking my head in disbelief. How could anyone sit still for three…

“The bird itself is so ancient and regal that its name is probably placed into the modern ‘blue’ spectrum as a courtesy; what we call its color is more like an immortalized patina…

“I’ve never been one to stand on protocol, for though I’d never urinate in a bath, I might in the shower. I’ve concluded, henceforth, that my expedient approach to behavior has been acquired,…

“Before the end of my final summer with Haydn on Cape Cod, my good friend and fellow vocalist Marianne Bermingham and I decided to go on an adventure. Our purpose was to venture…

Out of Santorini By Doris Athanassakis Note: This portfolio of  images represents the sixth offering of works by photographer Doris Athanassakis at Weekly Hubris. Athanassakis lives in Imerovigli,  a caldera-side village on the volcanic island of …

Waking Point “My determination was to find that elusive inner me, the one who roared like Shekmeht, the ancient Egyptian lion goddess, and glowed like Isis, whose name literally translates to ‘throne’ and…

“Implied, understood:/‘Articles may have shifted’/means mental matter.”—By Claire Bateman By Claire Bateman GREENVILLE South Carolina—(Weekly Hubris)—9/15/2014—       1. If you intend to waste this entire flight dozing, cede your window seat.…

“Foraging for sea urchins is a serious business, requiring special equipment: besides mask, snorkel, and flippers, one needs a net bag or basket for collecting them and a coupe-oursins. This item, invented by…

  “The great attraction for most students of aikido is the underlying philosophy behind all the physical training. Essentially, you can’t keep improving in the art unless you consistently work on yourself, shedding…