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Portraits of a War Photographer
Last week, between watching Sebastian Junger‘s beautiful film homage to his friend, Which Way Is the Front Line From Here? and reading Alan Huffman’s Here I Am: The Story of Tim Hetherington, War Photographer, I feel like I knew this remarkable man. … Continue reading
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Tagged books, Bosnian war, Grief, healing, living with addiction, Love, time, war, work
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What a Painting Reveals
My remarkable friend Naomi in Kyoto, has generously featured a collage of mine on her website’s Chasing Writing in Art link. It’s humbling to be there with so many amazing artists. Here’s my collage and a few words. Please check out Naomi’s site … Continue reading
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Tagged Bosnian war, Grief, healing, Kyoto, memoir, motherhood, suicide, time, United Nations, war, writing
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Love for A Tale For the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
The Brazilian guy who cleans the bookstore, speaks only a few words of English. I always say good morning and make small talk, but he’s not friendly and I think he’d rather I didn’t. He wears one of those blue-tooth … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, books, Japan, journal, Love, meditation, motherhood, neighborhood, solitude, time, travel, United Nations, work
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Internet Love-Hate and A Future in Goats
Pygmy goats. That’s the latest idea R and I kicked around over brunch at a diner yesterday. They’re adorable creatures and of course, small enough that we might even be able to get started on our .24 acreage in this … Continue reading
I Read the News Today, Oh Boy.
The Sunday New York Times this week has three front page stories that disturbed me: President Claims Shooting as a Hobby, and the White House Offers Evidence By PETER BAKER and MARK LANDLER Pete Souza/The White House In a photo released by the … Continue reading
Posted in Seasonal Musings, Uncategorized
Tagged aging, Grief, living with addiction, Love, memoir, suicide, time, work
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Naked Suicide
Recently, the number of visitors to my blog increased incredibly. Why? The piece on the Newtown tragedy perhaps? It wouldn’t be my Department of Motor Vehicle post…who from Columbia, Romania or Turkey would be interested in that? No. The hits … Continue reading
No Words
Reflecting on loss and moving beyond sadness is a theme of my writing, of this blog. The passage of time since my own experience makes it possible for me to write of it. Today, drowning in grief, I feel ill equipped. … Continue reading
A Memoir Excerpt Using the ‘Look Challenge’
My friend Gabi tagged me in her blog to participate in the ‘Look Challenge’. Click here for more details. I chose this excerpt from my memoir: “Walking away from the Holiday Inn onto the open street, I imagined every sniper’s gun … Continue reading
Light On Here
From our little house on a hill, the relentless, howling winds of the hurricane were terrifying. I dug out the heavy winter drapes to protect from possible storm shrapnel breaking through the wobbly windows. I left one curtain open just … Continue reading
Posted in Seasonal Musings, Uncategorized
Tagged Grief, healing, nature, neighborhood, war
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