A Sampling of Papers, Articles, and Fiction By JP Briggs Click feather for most recent pieces on the web Reflectaphors: The (Implicate) Universe as a Work of Art---Book Chapter Where's the Poetry? Consciousness as the Flight of Three Blackbirds---Book Chapter Nuance, Metaphor and the Rhythm of the Mood Wave---Book Chapter on Virginia Woolf Alice and the Mirror of Art--Book chapter in which Alice finds herself on a London street in front of Eberneza Scrooge's office and ends up entering the quantum reality to listen to a deranged Prof. Sggirb talk about art. (Repeats some material from "Reflectaphors.) Nuance and Omnivalence in the Creative Mind---Journal Article Tim O'Brien's Ironic Aesthetic, Faith and the Nature of a True War Story---coauthored with Dr. Edward Hagan---Journal Article The Balm of Irony---Book Chapter Unholy Desires, Inordinate Affections: A Psychodynamic Inquiry into John Wesley's Ralationship with Women---coauthored with Dr. John P. Briggs, Sr., M.D---Journal Article The Clock and the Metaphor---Forward for Connecticut Review This*Other-ness and Dreams---Book Chapter Conversation with Morris Berman, author of The Reenchantment of the World and Coming to Our Senses---Magazine Article Exploring the Potentials of Creative Dialogue---Newsletter Article Conversation with John Briggs, An Interview by Poet Patricia Monaghan on the Relationship of Literature and Science---River Oak Review Interview with JB on Tricksters and Chaos by Aaron Moe What the Arts have to Teach us about Political Leadership and Social Change: Ambivalence, Chaos, Bush, Obama and the Primal Paradox---International Journal of the Arts in Society, Vol. 4, 2009. Fiction Selections (Dedicated to Joanna): Nobody Ode to Odd Thoughts In the Desert The Theory Says Never Leave Your Property Dreams in the News Reception