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In memory of D.F. Rauber
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Tiny sleeper
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Silence
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Insurrection Day
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Fragmentary evidence
No matter how old we get we know nothing or next to it. A rusty bucket of stuff in a sprawling universe of stars, galaxies and interstellar emptiness. A…
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Another dismal day in Trumpworld
I wrote this essay back in August, in slightly different form, and have held onto to it since then.
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TranceLand
People sleepwalk toward a cliff struggle through underbrush, caught in briars and brambles lost in deep forests, where the trees too are in danger. They…
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Seeking a path through the wilderness that is now
a poem or a prayer or a plea, take your pick
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Even if
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A wilderness of loss
To be alive right now to watch and bear witness is to feel the magnitude of the losses we have already sustained in all their size and scope and scale…
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Raspberry red
All it takes is a look, taste or smell of raspberry jam to remind me of Mom. A tiny madeleine of memory that transports me to a long-gone world ancient…
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Learning to Live
Learning to Live
I’m a retired journalist. How should I use the time I have left? What matters most? The faith I have is invested in writing, caring & exploring. I'm fascinated by literature, politics & history & how we've always sought answers to the same questions.
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