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NaPoWriMo Day One

Rain again, running down the sky, •
the window, into the roots •
of still uncertain plants… Continue reading

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The Eve of April and NaPoWriMo – a new start!

Yes this past year was weird to the max, wasn’t it? I confess that although I was doubling up in my news aggregating and posting via social media, I couldn’t keep it going here too apparently? We were all tired … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas!

Here’s to getting here and finding the light and appreciating it where we find it. Northern Exposure End Scene: More Light from Markus Avrelius on Vimeo. Survived a night with roaring winds and rain so I might be a little … Continue reading

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Sandy Hook

Today is the eighth anniversary of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. I had gone the previous night to a midnight showing of the Hobbit in Nyack NY where there is a “real” IMAX movie theater. A group of … Continue reading

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The Gettysburg Address

Perhaps we could all take a moment to read this aloud, and to think of what the words meant then, and mean today. Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived … Continue reading

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