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Living in the Circuit
There are all too frequent periods in our lives when our priorities cause us to lose sight of nature’s “staid current,” its circuit that we live within. We sense, but do not pause to see, to observe as we rush… Continue reading
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A Memorial Day Poem
A Memorial Day Poem Continue reading
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The Last Full Measure: Decoration Day
They gaze at us across time. Let their gaze be met by ours. Let us allow our voices to whisper their names in the spring air. Let us pause to ask who they were as individual persons. Are we no… Continue reading
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The Origins of Memorial Day
The men, women, and children who arrived at the race track came with shovels and picks. They came to pay tribute to the dead soldiers by giving them proper burials. The names of the dead were unknown to those who… Continue reading
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A Note to My Readers
A thank you to my readers. Continue reading
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The Conversion of Freedom
Freedom. To be free. What do we mean when we say, “I am a free woman,” or “I am a free man?” On what foundation does our freedom rest? The availability of and the choices we make when purchasing commodities? … Continue reading
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The Cost of Loss and Leaving
There is a peculiar, empty feeling one gets watching a farm close. The loss of a family tradition, a way of life, and, too often today, a community’s resource for economic survival. Continue reading
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Connection and Disconnection in Desert Places
When consciously thought about, it is odd how easily the word connect is tossed around in advertisements. Connection, in the sense used by advertisers and social networks, concerns intimacy, shared aims, and relationships among people. The attempt to establish a… Continue reading
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The Hat Trick and the Crisis We Still Face
I was obligated to tell a broader story. I needed a cast of characters to tell Emma’s tale and to demonstrate the complexity of the historical period of national division mirrored in contemporary American society. Continue reading
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A Letter to an Unknown Person
Suffering and mourning are aspects of the human condition. Suffering is an aspect of our “spiritual personality” and awakens us, if we allow it, to place greater value on our worth, and that of others, and the preciousness of our… Continue reading
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