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MAKE NEW NORMAL BETTER THAN OLD NORMAL? THAT’S THE NEW JOB

January 6, 2018 by David Gillaspie

I’ll never to get used to hearing about the ‘new normal,’ which is a pretty common topic after cancer treatment. “How is your new normal?” I’ve heard. “Do you miss the things you can’t do anymore?” I’ve heard. What’s the right answer? There is no right answer, but the questions ought to serve […]

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SHOW UP LATE? APOLOGIZE AND PROMISE TO JUMP

January 5, 2018 by David Gillaspie

I’m sorry I’m late.

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CANCER TREATMENT: 5 THINGS I KNEW BEFORE STARTING

December 21, 2017 by David Gillaspie

I will submit to the cancer treatment sequence of events that may or may not do what is predicted. Like a lamb to slaughter, I would submit to whatever it took to kill the shit out of hpv16 throat cancer. In the writing world we all dream of that one ‘YES’ that […]

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SELF MYTHOLOGY: DEATH, DYING, PAT CONROY’S DAD

December 18, 2017 by David Gillaspie

What are the best stories told but the ones we tell about ourselves. From Greek gods to Steinbeck sharecroppers we can be whoever we like when we tell our own stories. Of course the best self mythology comes from the biggest liars and you can’t believe a word they say, still we need […]

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AMERICAN EDUCATION STARTS WITH THE FIRST WORD

December 15, 2017 by David Gillaspie

American education teaches and American education does some learning too, as in we learn how to teach. Isn’t that the happy ending education promises? Learn how to treat others as you would have them treat you. Why does that sound so biblical? This is where the separation does neither American public […]

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CHICKEN DINNER: WHEN CHICKENS TALK

December 14, 2017 by David Gillaspie

Too often we let days go by without notice. One chicken dinner blends into the next. June barbecued chicken turns into November roasters and it feels like a long weekend. It’s a sign we’re losing touch. At least that’s what we hear if we mention time passing at breakneck speed. If […]

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PORTLAND TIME, OREGON LINES: TIME TRAVEL IF YOU NEVER LEAVE

December 13, 2017 by David Gillaspie

Portland time changed from 1804 to 1904. Again from 1904 to 2004. To round things up, today is in the year 2017. From Lewis and Clark in 1804 to the Lewis and Clark Expo in 1904, give or take, to Big Pink, the changes show. On a calendar it measures here to […]

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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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SPORT TALK RADIO ADS ON PORTLAND’S 620, 750, 1080

December 7, 2017 by David Gillaspie

Look at the face of sport talk reason. This man isn’t on sport talk radio because of his face. This face is on sport talk radio because of the audience. They want him. They need him. It doesn’t happen often, but if the airwaves line up in the right order while I […]

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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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