memoir is a fervent passion amidst fading memory
in the light of day when stories take me back in time
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End of the Street
Awakened by incoming surfhaunted by the beach’s siren songI rise and walk around the cornerto the end of the street, the endof the earth, the ocean beyondthe beach stretches northand south, drawing meinto its wonder, avidity alluringreverence transcendingon Oregon’s North Coast. Facing frigid Arctic wind[s]a formation of pelicans gracemy presence, wings barely movingglide close to […]
Here Try Some of This Ointment
Imagine life where everyone pitches in with a mix of chores and creative leisure. One barely sees this balance from today’s towers of ranking prey.
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We are the Luminaries
Bioluminescence is a perfect metaphor for community spirit. Resilience glows when we celebrate mutual respect and dispel misunderstandings. A primordial way for humans to convey this radiance is through storytelling.
Open Letter for Creation’s Caregivers
Do echoes of knowledge persist in special landscapes even after wisdom-keepers die? Creation can inspire us to revive caring ways that mend broken bonds.
My November 2022 Ballot Choices
It’s time again to exercise that most important of citizen’s duties in our republic (I won’t use the word “democracy” here to avoid adding to the chorus of folks talking about its end) – voting. (Actually, I’m thinking that a general boycott of the vote is a good idea, but that’s for another post.) As […]
One Cup of Tea
Perhaps, someday…
when the shattering is complete,
we will sit in each other’s company again,
rest in the space of shared silence.
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Buenas Tardes
En el paseo dorado, los saludos fluyen entre lugareños y visitantes. Las sombras serenatan la luz. Nuestra separación descansa y nos volvemos a una mescolanza de alma.
Odyssey
As soon as he woke up, he knew they were gone. The house was cold and quiet and gray. No laughter peeled off walls.
Open Letter to R.J. Reynolds
To: R. J. Reynolds/British America Tobacco of the United Kingdom; Susan Cameron, CEO; Thomas Wajnert, Board Chairman; Executive officers; Shareholders; Employees and R. J. Reynolds’s consumers, worldwide From: Lolly Champion and the Community of Cannon Beach, Oregon Re: Request R. J. Reynolds/British America Tobacco assume responsibility for environmental recycling of the toxic butt litter manufactured […]
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