Category Archives: Miscellany

Yes, Out, No In, On and On

A few weeks ago I was at a chain restaurant. I was seated near the swinging double doors to the kitchen. From my angle I could only see one of them at first. Someone had posted the word “NO” on one of the doors with mail box letters. If I had to guess, I’d say …

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The Essays are Coming! The Essays are Coming!

I’ll be posting more essays on the blog this year. I don’t mean the type you wrote on a novel in sophomore English, though. What kind do I mean? Well, to be honest, I don’t have a strict definition or subject perimeter for these pieces. Some will be philosophical, probably. Some will be spiritual. There …

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MMXV

I have returned to the blogosphere after some time off for the holidays. Being the first Monday of 2015, it’s time to begin the new plans, continue with existing plans, and psychologically reboot in some ways as the calendar flipping provides a convenient point at which so to do. I have in years past used …

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My Christmas Chorus Experience

I was in a chorus once. Just once. A Christmas chorus in middle school. Oh, I’d been required to sing in Christmas concerts and shows before then, in previous grades at other schools. Those don’t count. This is the only time I joined a Christmas chorus voluntarily. Eighth grade, I believe. My final year at …

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Repost: Yes, Virginia, There Was a Writer.

I haven’t posted this holiday-themed writing post since a few Christmases ago. But I thought it was a good time for a feel good piece. Writers matter. Check it out, again.

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