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Dying is Easy . . .
Shameless Commerce Division As many of you know, Islandport Press will publish the second in the Ardmore Theberge series Hard as a Headstone in September. Here is the cover. The web page for the book is here, if you’d like … Continue reading
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Amateur Hour
Being laid up with the knee, I’ve had a ton of time to watch the Olympics, which put me in mind of this piece from a while back. Hope you don’t mind a rerun. ************************************************************ In 1985, David Halberstam wrote … Continue reading
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Look at Your Fish
Thanks for the good wishes and other support for my current recovery—knee rehab is going well, if slowly, and I have an excellent pile of books to keep me company. I’m also reading a posthumous collection of short pieces by … Continue reading
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Talking Voice
As much as I love the rest of the holiday trappings—the tree, the weather, the roast beast—I might love the music more than any of them. I don’t practice the religious tradition I was brought up in, but you never … Continue reading
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Intro, Extro, Otro
Recently attended the annual Crime Bake in Boston and outside of the suspicion that the hotel where it was held only exists for laundering money—rugs held together with duct tape, both freezing and boiling meeting rooms, a restaurant without enough … Continue reading
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Humor Me
Got the chance to spend some time in an old stomping ground of Portland, Oregon this month and beyond the chance to spend time with the many longstanding friends we’ve missed for some years, we were able to personally witness … Continue reading
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Connection and Conversation
It’s been a busy summer and I’ve been looking forward to the respite the fall gives us, a chance to relax, pick up on a couple neglected writing projects and generally breathe little easier. I did do more events this … Continue reading
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T[FD]I August
Thank [insert FAVORITE DEITY here] it’s August, OK? Though by the time you see this, it will be late in the month and your chance to wish me a happy birthday will have gone by. But—August: corn, blueberries, peaches, … Continue reading
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Late Blooming
It’s probably not an exaggeration to call myself a late bloomer. My late August birthday barely got me into first grade at the right time. My social skills didn’t start to expand until I got to college. It took five … Continue reading
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Summer Reruns . . My Father’s Grin
Spending a lot of summer time decluttering lately and reminded myself of this piece that came from a challenge prompted by Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried. A rerun from 2016. Like all people who love their work, I seek to … Continue reading
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