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Monthly Archives: April 2017
Brothers
Duncan and I used to fight, a lot. It was mostly my fault, undergoing the rigors of adolescence and taking it out on him. Yet — in spite of the fisticuffs and thrown objects and attempted fratricides — something shifted in high school. … Continue reading
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Here, now
This small framed quote traveled with me from my one of my first jobs all the way here – now – in my office on the side of a filing cabinet, eyesight, and to my right. The words come from the late … Continue reading
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O’Yonder
As a kid, I made jokes about Geritol, prune juice, and Depends. Aging provided rich fodder for humor…until the joke turned on me. Note Exhibit 1: a portion of an elaborate membership envelope that recently arrived. Even as I marched through … Continue reading
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Go Asunder
Sunday, I had nowhere to be. Nothing to do. I did have a means of transportation, so I set out with my journal/daybook on a sunny day with temps in the low 70’s. It’d been four or five years since I’d spent … Continue reading
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Fathers and Sons
A picture of my father, George, and son, Elliott. So: a picture of Elliott with his grandfather. Dad is slowly slipping away at 77. But this is actually a picture that represents all that’s right in my world. Dad is changing — everything changes, yes? — … Continue reading
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