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The Spirits in the Walls

Posted on 4 February 2016 by M.

Several years ago, I lived in a nice house, on a nice block, in an old streetcar neighborhood of the Mile High City. The house had been built in 1900. I found it picturesque and appealing, for the same reasons … Continue reading →

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Opening the Wound

Posted on 1 February 2016 by M.

Forty-six years ago today, in Viet Nam, I was wounded during an assault by Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops on a village that my infantry company was defending. It would not be an overstatement to say that those few … Continue reading →

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The Feather of Truth

Posted on 12 January 2016 by M.

Consign me to the flames. Set me afloat on a wooden raft at sea. Anything but putting me in a hole in the ground. Not that I’d know, of course, since I’d be dead. Nevertheless, one does have to express … Continue reading →

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Lists and Letters

Posted on 24 December 2015 by M.

The year-end making of lists has rather a long history. The most important list, at least for young true believers this time of year, is one that gets mailed; allegedly to the North Pole. Letters to Santa aside, annual lists … Continue reading →

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Do We Care So Little?

Posted on 3 December 2015 by M.

I don’t know why the killers did it. I don’t know their names or their ages. I don’t know their political affiliations, or if their mothers loved them when they were young. What I know is fourteen people died on … Continue reading →

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Seasons’ Greetings

Posted on 28 November 2015 by M.

When exactly did “The Holidays” become a season? Continue reading →

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Saying Goodbye

Posted on 28 October 2015 by M.

Yesterday, I finished going through, and cataloging, all the architectural drawings I still have. Then I stacked them beneath my flat file and took a photograph. There it was: my professional life, all heaped up and waiting to be carted … Continue reading →

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Being Ok

Posted on 14 September 2015 by M.

Whether you or someone you know suffers from it or not, you probably don’t need me to tell you that depression is a pernicious affliction. Its milder forms can be debilitating, while the more serious forms can be fatal; not … Continue reading →

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The Geography of Love

Posted on 30 August 2015 by M.

Your fingers glance along my side, from peak to valley and back again, exploring new territory. It’s a landscape that was unseen and unvisited for several years, until you came along with your shy inquisitive looks and your delicate touch. … Continue reading →

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Love … again

Posted on 23 August 2015 by M.

Despite the tag line at the top of this page (Exploring how lives are transformed by love, war and travel), I’ve written a great deal here about war, but not much about love. Or travel, for that matter. I will … Continue reading →

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