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2026
The holidays, with their random mid-week days off the past few weeks, have hijacked my routines. Currently, I barely know what day of the week it is…
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When the Cheer Disappears
The presents have been unwrapped, holiday meals have been eaten, and the families have all gone home. It’s 8:30 pm on Christmas, and I just remembered I…
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Developing
I’ve been a photographer for a few decades. My love affair with photography began in high school. It started with my first Canon Rebel series 35mm…
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Dormant Seeding
Frost crystallizes on the tips of the windblown grass in my backyard. The temperature has dropped below freezing and has stayed frigid for weeks now…
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Burning Bright
There’s a certain therapeutic magic in watching flames dance across lumber in my fire pit. I’ve made a habit of creating woodpiles on my property over…
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Thanksgiving
The music is blaring from my oversized computer speakers. I’ve rigged audio adapters and mounted two studio monitor speakers next to my ailing iMac…
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Moving Forward
Progress. What does that even mean? To move forward for me always looks like a drunken shuffle. Sidestepping ideas, passions, and near misses. One step…
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What They Don't Understand
My war has been over for nearly two decades. I took off the uniform, balled it up, and shoved it deep inside a musty green Army duffel bag. It now lives…
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