Deep Thoughts
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What do I owe you?
What better time than now? When “the world is burning,” do we not need the force of a lonely band of monks walking for peace? Do we not need their quiet footfalls along a cold highway? Do we not need to measure breath for breath with them, finding some kind of peace within ourselves? If… Continue reading
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Christmas 63.
The magic of 63 Christmases Continue reading
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Feeding the machine.
AI has brought efficiency to science and process — but at what cost? What will we forget how to do? What will we stop being able to feel? Continue reading
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From the little girl with the glasses and frizzy hair
Yesterday, Mark Volman died. He was one of the original members of The Turtles, a US-based rock band of the 1960s. Continue reading
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What is normal, after all?
I can tell you I am almost back to normal; I can tell you I’m as good as I can get. What I really want to say is that once more, life is changing. Continue reading
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The trouble with religion.
I am usually quite private about my faith, because I’m either scoffed at or proselytized to. I don’t like either. I just like the relationship I have personally with a God of my understanding. He gets me through tough days, existential crises, and fascist regimes. I hope you have something that helps you, too. Continue reading
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Slow going but still, progress.
The women have always been complicated. Continue reading
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Waiting for the bee man.
Of bee men and Butker. Continue reading
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What we deserve.
You deserve all the good things in 2024. Sometimes that means learning a few lessons – again. Continue reading
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On the staycation so far.
Ah, dolce far niente. The sweetness of doing nothing. I’ve been on staycation since Friday afternoon, and although it has taken me some time and I haven’t exactly been idle, I feel so much better, less tight in the shoulders. My pain is lessened because I’m not sitting at a desk for 8-10 hours a… Continue reading
About Me
A writer and solitary soul in the mountains of Western North Carolina.
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