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Tag Archives: war
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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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
Moral Injury after War
Last week at the library, I picked up a book from a display set up for Veteran’s Day. Soul Repair: Recovering from Moral Injury after War by Rita Nakashima Brock and Gabriella Lettini. The authors, themselves having lived with the consequences of … Continue reading
Posted in Seasonal Musings
Tagged Grief, healing, living with addiction, solitude, suicide, veteran, war
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How Much Does It Hurt?
I been having thinking about what I wrote in my last post, suggesting that hurricanes are not as terrible as war. It’s the suffering-comparison part that I’ve had second thoughts about. Over the last few post-storm days, as neighbors share … Continue reading
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Tagged cancer, Grief, healing, living with addiction, suicide, time, war
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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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Hope, Despair, the Seasons
It seems counter-intuitive to plant and transplant when the leaves are falling and winter is headed our way, but experts say, autumn is the best time to do this. I find this inspiring. Just when plants are fading, turning black … Continue reading
Posted in Seasonal Musings
Tagged Bosnian war, garden, Grief, healing, nature, seasons, solitude, war
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“Seek Shelter Now”
This alert was emailed out by on of the local newspapers: Seek shelter now. Surreally alarming, don’t you think? Tornado warnings are unusual in these parts and I’d wager that not many of us in the northeast know where we should … Continue reading
Posted in Seasonal Musings
Tagged Bosnian war, living with addiction, memoir, nature, Norwalk, time, tornado, travel, United Nations, war
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Paying Attention for What’s Next
What next? I’ve been batting this question around quite a bit, especially inspired by seasonal changes. Back-to-school activity, Monarchs frenetically flying around in migration prep, evening and morning temperature drops, these shifts into autumn prompt my own search for another … Continue reading
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Tagged back to school, Bosnian war, Grief, healing, living with addiction, memoir, morning, nature, seasons, solitude, suicide, time, war, writing
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