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From Father to Son, with Love – Essay 1
By Mathias B. Freese I am in Chicago now. I left to visit my son, Jordan; Mary, my wife,wanted to see her sister, Jenny, after many years away from herhometown. By Lake Michigan, a vast expanse from shore, with itsfertile coastal area and abundant wild life — rabbits nonchalantlysquatting mutely and a flock of unruly geese surrounding one coupleon a park bench, I sat with my son going over my edits in his latestscreenplay. That was not the bone of the matter. I had shared with him that I ammortal man; that he should consider seeing me more frequently; thatair…
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David’s Sling
By Mathias B. Freese As an undergrad and American history major at Queens College, 1958 to 1962, I recall reading in a text by Henry Steele Commager, his observation that Churchill represented an “antique courage” during the early years of WW II. He remarked that Churchill essentially accomplished what Edward R. Murrow described as “to mobilize the English language and send it off into battle.” I remember well this rhapsody after watching Gary Oldman’s magnificent portrayal of Churchill in the 2017 “The Darkest Hour.” If you know little of this wondrous actor, seek out “The Professional” or “Bram Stoker’s Dracula” to…
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Book Review – From Survival to Self-Awareness: In the Throes Triumphs as a Visionary Sci-Fi Masterpiece
Thank you to Andreas Michaelides of the blog A.M. News for such a thoughtful and celebratory review of my novel, In the Throes. He shares, “In the Throes by Mathias B. Freese is not just a book—it’s an experience that delves deep into the human condition through the lens of an alien world. Winner of the Science Fiction category at the prestigious San Francisco Book Festival, this novel has rightfully earned its place among the most thought-provoking works in contemporary literature. Freese’s ability to blend rich philosophical musings with a gripping narrative is on full display, making In the Throes…
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Raymonde – Excerpt from Again. Again and Again.
Raymonde I wonder if there will be a name for what is happening to us – slavery, for example, colonialism, socialism, Marxism which I am well conversant with. Arrested for my political activities and for being a Jew by the Nazis and transported to this camp, I have spent 9 months here. I remember being herded into a rickety rail car and shipped like so much cattle and how all of us had one pail for our offal. It is not the smell of shit that wrecks our minds. No, not that alone. It is the breakdown of social codes,…