Monthly Archives: December 2014

Essay. Reel to Real.

Some thoughts to consider as we near another new year, not because I love books or history, although I do, but because I pay attention at children’s movies. When I was a child, few important characters in films or on … Continue reading

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Essay. The Essence of Christmas.

A reminder of what Christmas really is—The lesson I learned when I thought Christmas would not happen. I wrote this in a hospital in 2012 as I was recovering from two emergency operations to deal with an infection that set … Continue reading

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Essay. Lily in December.

Six years ago the Earth paused for a fraction of a second before picking up its rotation: my dog Lily died. That morning, I woke to blood around the bedroom, some of it so abundant it had mounded on the … Continue reading

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Essay. Angels.

My father always said that we sometimes need to look back. If not physically, we need to look back in memory to appreciate what has brought us to today. If we don’t do that, we don’t have all the tools … Continue reading

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