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Portraits of a War Photographer

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Tricia

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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What a Painting Reveals

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Tricia

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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Why aren’t we terrified to get out of bed in the morning? How is it that we can send our beloved children to venture out into the world on their own? Where do we find the courage when, like this … Continue reading →

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Tricia | 6 Comments

A Room of My Own

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Tricia

The chunk of time and solitude I find necessary to write a blog post never appeared last week. Some mornings I managed to grab a half-hour or so before work to hack away at my memoir (still!) but I need … Continue reading →

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Exquisite Grief

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Tricia

These last (I hope) wintry days, I want to hunker down and hibernate. Call me when the daffodils are in bloom and all the last chunks of snow have melted. I’ll be reading. While not able to hide out under … Continue reading →

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Love for A Tale For the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Tricia

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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What a Difference a Day Makes…

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Tricia

Yesterday morning I shuffled out of the house to walk Tetley, simultaneously grouchy about and awestruck by the beauty of the snow that had fallen overnight. My neighborhood looked like a black-and-white movie Twenty-four little hours later, I pulled into … Continue reading →

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Drifts of Snow, Angles of Light

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Tricia

The snow brought a lovely quiet and a rare state of ‘not-doing’ to my home. Life always seems a constant of ‘must-do’s’. You know, the endless lists: laundry, cook, clean, groceries, pay-bills, exercise squeezed in around a 40 hour job. … Continue reading →

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I Read the News Today, Oh Boy.

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Tricia

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 →

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Off the Couch

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Tricia

  Do you ever wake up with great intentions to be productive – for me that meant writing, cleaning, organizing – and then spend most of the day lolly-gagging? This was the kind of morning and early afternoon I had. … Continue reading →

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