Articles, written by other members of the Brida Community
The Grave of the Unknown Soldier is 100 years old this year. How did this idea originate? And why? Written by Frank Peters. This year marks the centenary of the laying of the Grave of the Unknown Warrior, in Westminster Abbey in London. Visitors, who stop, pause, and remember can read the following inscription: BENEATH…
Monica, in Dublin, is an artist. This story started sometime in July or August., when I saw the following advertisement in a Dublin listing: “We launched a new product: Fancy Balloon Dresses. It is suitable for all occasions: parties, weddings, hen parties, birthdays, big events, grand openings, celebrations, proms, fashion, shop windows, launching products. Balloon…
Julia, from Mannheim in Germany, took a train and learned a lesson. I think that every person who travels the world has at some point found himself in an unfamiliar, perhaps even threatening situation. For me, this situation arose two years ago in a sleeping car compartment in Kazakhstan. We were racing from Astana through…
A HIDDEN GUIDEBOOK WHICH PROVIDES A ROUTE TO STAY FREE. “Train Doc” is a 72-year-old American, a Veteran of the Vietnam War and a highly respected member of the community who knows or has heard of him and his guidebook. Train Doc had a very strict upbringing which led him to join the Army. To…
I just spent two days in Chamrousse, a ski resort where I lived for a year when I was six. I went to school on snow-covered roads, the fox would come around the house at night to find food, my father had to clear the garage door every morning, in short, a life “close to…