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Layoff dreams.
It has been a week, almost to the minute, since I lost my job. The first day or so, I had heart palpitations and my blood pressure was quite high. It was about 48 hours before I started to get used to the fact that maybe I would retire. And now I’m not so sure.… Continue reading
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Dear Chickenshit
Yesterday I was laid off from my job. It was a very cold and strange experience. At least in the past when I was laid off, I had a conversation with my manager and a member of the HR team. I had an opportunity to discuss the reasons or at least the exit. That didn’t… Continue reading
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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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Is it black or is it blue?
When a parent dies, all the chances to resolve things die with them, no matter where their soul ends up. (Featured image: Adobe AI) Continue reading
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The magic number is…
As each of us ages, we have some big, complicated decisions to make. From the age of 15 (almost five decades now), my biggest decisions were where to work, how much salary my work was worth, did the company offer stock or stock options, was there a match for the money I put into my… Continue reading
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King Louis the Wild
Taking a brief pause from my righteous anger at the idiots who have taken over our country. This is Louis (pronounced loo-ee) who is my new baby. Probably he will be my last pet, but never say never, I guess. I could live into my 80s. Louis is a Maltipoo (dad is Maltese and mom… Continue reading
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A fresh start.
It’s a new year and a great time for a fresh start. I’ve called this the year I finish the memoir, in the hopes that it will inspire me to move past the things that have me blocked. It isn’t that I haven’t made a lot of progress; it’s that I haven’t put all my… Continue reading
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Honoring the ancestors and the descendants.
This is our most thoughtful time of year, no matter your stripe. For pagans, Samhain encompasses Halloween evening and November first. For others, it is either a time to be feared, shunned, or enjoyed with abandon. Many Americans don’t do anything for All Hallow’s Day/Samhain, but there is a beauty to remembering and honoring our… Continue reading
About Me
A writer and solitary soul in the mountains of Western North Carolina.
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