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An Intermission. Wistful & Tender.

I promised you a beginning, a middle and an end. This is none of the above, but a late intermission, a musical side story before the curtain goes back up, a near-ending.
For me, journeys nearing the end are reminiscent of lullabies and other tender, wistful things, but I am a romantic. Not the diamonds, roses, and […]

Pt. 8 - Activism on the Internet

They came from all walks of life to help support a man they never met and most likely never will.  Law school graduates, homemakers, teachers, artists – young, old, and middle-aged.  Some were battling their own major life and health problems, yet felt compelled to help the bereaved fiance of an American icon.  Others weren’t […]

Outside the Bounds of the American Dream

There are predators who can intuitively pick out the insecure and solitary child. The cautionary childhood watchfulness I learned at my mother’s feet had not evolved to warn me of other people’s intentions, only to observe their features and actions with some amount of fascination or horror. The idealistic daydreams I relied on as saving […]