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Posted on January 10, 2016February 24, 2019

A Symbol of Movement

I was reminded this week of the mobius strip that I wrote about here. Only this time, instead of focusing on the inner/outer nature of the strip, I have been…

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Posted on October 21, 2013September 1, 2023

Nineteen Hats, Ten Teacups…

Such an emotional catharsis this week…sobbing one moment, stomping angrily the next. And strangely, no connection to what might be the cause, current or past. Sure, there were maddening moments…

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Posted on September 22, 2013November 18, 2022

Redemption

I couldn’t find it again…the one line on which the novel pirouetted. The turn was near the end and once I read it, I began to float through the final…

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Posted on March 11, 2013August 4, 2013

Happy Endings

After my failed attempt at capturing Frodo, I went off to work in the city. When I returned in the late afternoon, he was waiting on my back porch. I…

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Posted on January 2, 2013December 30, 2020

Finding True North

From the moment I saw the derelict heater at Island Recycling, I knew what I wanted to make from it. I saw the parts rearranged, painted and repurposed into an…

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Posted on February 22, 2012November 18, 2022

Having it out with Melancholy

Melancholy. Not a friend, exactly. Quite familiar though. I’m trending towards befriending it. What surprises me is what triggers melancholy. And how long I have to hang in the holding…

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Posted on June 4, 2011October 11, 2013

Finding Hope in Unexpected Places

Yesterday, while driving home from the grocery store, two police cars came racing toward me on Highway 525. One by one, the cars ahead pulled to the side of the…

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