Each of Us A Pyramid A bit of prose for a Winter day. PAUL WITTENBERGER JAN 25

An interview with Jordan Schachtel, author of The Dossier YURI BEZMENOV AND JORDAN SCHACHTEL JAN 25 History has shown that human beings leave behind an amazing array of artifacts, material remains of objects they created, modified, or used. Thus, every person can be considered as an archeological site to be excavated, dug into, like the earth that hides a clay sculpture or animal bones or the memory of fire. This piece of writing might be an example of what I mean. As a child, I knew as children do, the dark of nights, the deepest dread, ghosts haunting shadows bathing my room, the monsters under my bed. When I was five years old, I knew fear and I was afraid. In the bathroom, the wooden stool I stood upon to look out the window would wobble while I waited to hear the opening and closing of the front entry door, peering out to see the figure of my father walking up the sidewalk in the direction of his workplace. I never lost balance and I wasn’t afraid of falling off the stool—I don’t remember it as being particularly dangerous. When I stood on the stool, I could make it rock from left to right by moving my feet and it would make a clattering sound as the uneven feet on each side hit the linoleum floor. I do remember though, once having seen my father on his way, a feeling of freedom washed over me—I always felt safer. Excavate that. Leave a comment Share Thanks for reading Paul’s Substack! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Pledge your support Paul’s Substack is free today. But if you enjoyed this post, you can tell Paul’s Substack that their writing is valuable by pledging a future subscription. You won't be charged unless they enable payments. © 2024 Paul Wittenberger 205 S. Park Avenue, Fond du lac, WI 54935 Unsubscribe