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Pink For October
You’ll probably notice a little something different on the site today. If not, you may need to see a doctor, because you’re colorblind.
Once again this year, I’ve gone Pink For October. I do this to raise awareness, to remind myself and those who visit this site that we should never flag in our efforts to [...]
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Ars Poetica
I try to write to answer the questions I ask myself as I kick off the sheets on a sultry night in late July. I write for the sheer joy and mystery of it all.
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Requiem
What is it that draws two people together? When Steven and I first met, there wasn’t a hint that we would become as close as we did. He was freshly expatriated, released from rehab and trying his luck at college in a land far away from the demons of his past. I was wrapping up my time abroad, finishing out a contract as a college lecturer and enjoying my last few months in Switzerland.
Open Wounds
She marched past me with purpose, not even noticing me, it seemed. I almost heard her heart break when she tried the door and found it locked. She turned back toward me and spoke for the first time. She had shimmering eyes. A quivering voice.
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Fatherhood
Fatherhood is funny thing. It turns a man who is well-respected at work, considered to be intelligent by his colleagues and clever by his friends, into a complete idiot. I’m not a father yet, but I’m already beginning to see that mine isn’t nearly as stupid as he used to be.
My Binary Life
I can actually remember life before computers. My baby sister, who just turned seven, has never lived without one. She was a couple years old when she first crawled into the computer chair and started banging on the keyboard. By the time she was four she would announce that she needed to check her email; and then she would crawl into the computer chair and bang away on the keyboard.
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An Open Letter
Perhaps I am overly simple. Maybe I am even a bit provincial in my affinity for plain speech; but I can’t help but think that the public would be better served by being offered choices like “red” or “brown” instead of “Ravishing Rouge” or “Cafe Mocha Extra.”
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Cats At Large
Phantom is one of those cats that gets this look on his face like he knows something you don’t and there’s no way he’s ever going to tell you, because honestly, it’s just better that you live on in your blissful ignorance. It’s like a combination of wisdom and pity. It’s really disconcerting.
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First Taste of Fall
I noticed a little something different as I stepped out the door this morning. There was a crispness in the air that I haven't felt for months. The oppressive heat that had assaulted my nostrils was gone, replaced by cool, fresh air and the scent of freshly turned earth that follows a soaking rain.
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Telling Stories