Tag Archives: Boston Marathon bombing

Spirit/Essay. Of mirrors and marathons. Reflections five years after Hell came home.

It is April in New England, and the marathon has come again. Since 2013, race day is not a simple joy anymore. It is the anniversary of a bombing. It is the day we learned how strong we really were, … Continue reading

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Essay. Patriots’ Day

It is April in New England. Snow is melting, the marathon is coming. Since 2013, that is not a simple joy anymore. It is the anniversary of a bombing, the day none of us were innocent any more, the day … Continue reading

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Essay. The Answer to the Question.

When the actress Cate Blanchett was asked by an interviewer what theme bound together the six films of the Lord of the Rings/Hobbit series, she answered with a question: “When did we allow evil to become more powerful than us?” … Continue reading

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Essay. Strength and Honor.

Long ago in biology class, I learned about the “fight or flight reflex,” the surge of hormones into the blood after a sudden fright or potential threat that gives a person the strength to run away or to stand and … Continue reading

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