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LOOKING BACK AT THE BEGINNING

Looking back can be dangerous, in an embarrassing way. The 80’s were a time of tight shorts in the NBA, and Crater Lake. That’s me with my girlfriend’s dog on a summer fashion shoot, a single man loose in the wild. I married that particular girlfriend. We were wedding bound after this trip.

FACT FINDING SEARCH FOR BETTER TRUTH

Fact finding carries a promise to clear things up. If you find enough facts to change your mind on anything, good job. Who doesn’t enjoy a new attitude shining light on old things? I do, except for the fact part, which is the biggest question.

NEXT YEAR, MAYBE THE YEAR AFTER

Next year shows up fast, so fast that you haven’t gotten over anything from the last year. Suddenly you’re stacking the new ‘get over it’ on top of the old ‘get over it.’ You used to care about getting over things. What happened? This happened:

ENCOURAGING WRITERS TO WRITE?

Who is encouraging writers to write? If you answer with teachers, instructors, or professors, keep looking. Famous writers give encouragement? It sounds nice. Do you know a famous writer you want to emulate? Me neither. Now what? Paint?

EMPTY SEATS VANISH IN A BIGGER ROOM?

Empty seats in a big room have a story. There’s the name tag on a table, but no one in the chair. Something happened, and like a book on a shelf that’s never opened, who cares? Maybe you ought to figure it out before more seats turn up empty. (The ‘you’ includes me, but mostly […]

HOPE HEALS? OR JUST WOO WOO

Hope heals the hopeless. I’m glad if it’s true. (pssst, it’s true.) But who are these hopeless people? Do you know one?