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Adventures with Humans

Ascent

Ascent

Posted in Adventures With Humans

I am cycling up a winding hill. Deep into the first rising turn, a crow stands pecking at some prize, cocks his head to look at me like a wise-guy at a bar.

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Broken Plate

Broken Plate

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While house sitting, I broke a plate. I notified the house owners this way:

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Sound Track

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It moves against the trees and the side of the building like pin-filled waves.

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Spit

Spit

Posted in Poetry

It reeks of brittle edge, Unrolls blankets of harsh change toward winter. "Ain't to be trifled with."

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Standing Rock: The End of Complicity?

Standing Rock: The End of Complicity?

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It is possible that you have heard of how kind the people in Atlantic Canada are. Good God, it’s true!

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Eudaimonia

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Is this the thing? Aristotle's idea of living a happy, flourishing life. Do people do this? Now?

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Classical Notes of Love and Living

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In all of this lunacy, global vitriol and push, in the wake of senseless tragedies and the signs of a world spinning, spinning, ready to tip, I am distracted. I feel lost, until I find myself sitting with my friend, Diane Tait, on the floor in her house, listening to a recording of her playing Brahms Violin Concerto for a recital.

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Daaaling

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Their rich, lustrous branches hang with the vibrancy of jazz, and an unapologetic joie de vivre... But daaaling, if you wouldn't mind getting me a glass of seltzer, I would be much obliged.

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The Arts

Posted in Adventures With Humans

It is our experiences with the arts (I consider nature as poetry) that help us define who we are. They draw us out, lay our emotions before us and weave them delicately into the grander tapestry of humanity.

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Flourish

Posted in Adventures With Humans

Imagine being unleashed into the world without knowing who you are. How do you find out? How do you handle the fear and self doubt that fill the void within you?

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