Category Archives: Personal

Personal History As a Reader

(Originally posted on LiveJournal) I’ve been thinking lately about books that affected me in various ways throughout my life. How about you? What things got deep into your system? On one of the Bittercom topics that my friend Sherwood (sartorias) … Continue reading

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Tribute For My Mother

(Originally published on LiveJournal) I wrote the following tribute to be read at my mother’s funeral last week. I couldn’t read it myself, as I would have gotten too emotional. However, the music director at the church read it for … Continue reading

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Unfinished Art and Waiting on Mortality

(Originally published on LiveJournal) It’s a weird season for me right now. I’ve spent the last few months (well, since early April) turning my life upside-down, to get myself out of a rut. It’s been interesting. One of the results has … Continue reading

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