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literary swag? BOOK PICTURES WORTH ONE THOUSAND WORDS? #literaryswag

December 9, 2017 by David Gillaspie

Selfies with a book? Had me at selfie. Then book. Literary swag? Not so much, but it sounds like it could be big, like the cover of the New Yorker showing a reader with a book lit by their smart phone. Nerd cartoon perfection. But what do readers really need? […]

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CANCER MEMOIR FROM SMART GUY WITH HPV CANCER, AND IT’S NOT ME

December 3, 2017 by David Gillaspie

Michael D. Becker wrote his cancer memoir titled ‘A Walk With Purpose.’ By all accounts he’s lived a life with purpose, so the walking with purpose stuff is expected. He walks with purpose, so do you. So do I. We all walk with purpose. If not we’re just wandering around aimless, without […]

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CANCER STORIES: FEEDING PUBLIC FEAR AND PRIVATE WOE

December 1, 2017 by David Gillaspie

Things you’ll never know until you get cancer, any cancer: You’ll either be an object of sympathy, or an antenna of sympathy. Or both. “Keep up the fight,” or, “You’re a fighter,” or “You look like you’ve got this thing whipped.” That’s what I heard after running Hood To Coast at 49 […]

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CANCER ROOM: BEST OF TIMES, WORST OF TIMES

November 22, 2017 by David Gillaspie

The biggest motivation for writing a cancer room memoir like ‘LICKING CANCER, The Full Response’ is paying tribute to the people I met in there. From staff to patients, it’s a team focused on the same goal, until it goes off the tracks, and it does in one way or the other for everyone. […]

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AUTUMN LEAVES, AUTUMN DOGS, BEST TIME OF YEAR

November 15, 2017 by David Gillaspie

How often do dogs change my day? Every day. And it’s not always my dog. A walk on a trail, a lady with two frisky hounds, and it’s a lively moment. Just two middle aged people on a hillside in the wilderness. Sharing the wonder of it all. Autumn […]

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Fighting Chuck Palahniuk, And Portland Inertia

November 13, 2017 by David Gillaspie

I didn’t have anything to prove by fighting Chuck Palaniuk, but I did with the fight against inertia on a Sunday where the NFL was on TV and Wordstock was happening on the park blocks. It was a good day to do nothing and there was plenty to back up doing it. […]

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Men’s Poll Question: Your Wife’s Old ‘Friend’ Calls To Catch Up?

October 30, 2017 by David Gillaspie

What’s the best approach is the question of the boomerpdx Men’s Poll Question? When one of your wife’s college day boyfriends calls to catch up after a couple of decades, and she tells you about it, then what? MAN #1 I wouldn’t think the question would ever come up since my wife […]

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Male Abuse Handled The Man Way Works For Women

October 26, 2017 by David Gillaspie

Sports talk star Jim Rome has the sort of face that asks to be punched. He’s that good, my favorite sports personality. And he talks the best smack on radio, hands down. Even his respectful interviews even sound like verbal male abuse. I grew up during the reign of Howard Cosell, […]

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Breitenbush Retreat: Advancing Forward In Peace

October 19, 2017 by David Gillaspie

Tell a conservative baby boomer man about a Breitenbush Retreat and expect to hear: Yeah, sure, we did it all back in college. Sure, it’s all about whatever. What? Oh sure. The idea of a retreat is foreign to them now that they’ve hit the years that aren’t so kind. […]

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Japanese Exchange Student A Perfect Portland Fit

September 23, 2017 by David Gillaspie

What’s better than traveling to new places and meeting the locals? Being the locals and meeting travelers. A Japanese exchange student proved the rule this summer. With kids out of high school and college you’d think a couple of empty nest boomers would enjoy themselves with the usual things baby boomers get […]

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literary swag? BOOK PICTURES WORTH ONE THOUSAND WORDS? #literaryswag

CANCER MEMOIR FROM SMART GUY WITH HPV CANCER, AND IT’S NOT ME

CANCER STORIES: FEEDING PUBLIC FEAR AND PRIVATE WOE

CANCER ROOM: BEST OF TIMES, WORST OF TIMES

AUTUMN LEAVES, AUTUMN DOGS, BEST TIME OF YEAR

Fighting Chuck Palahniuk, And Portland Inertia

Men’s Poll Question: Your Wife’s Old ‘Friend’ Calls To Catch Up?

Male Abuse Handled The Man Way Works For Women

Breitenbush Retreat: Advancing Forward In Peace

Japanese Exchange Student A Perfect Portland Fit

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