When Darkness Falls . . . pay attention

Yesterday was melt-down day.  I had done a workshop the day before but it was a fun, relaxed day and there should have been no reason for me to be so exhausted.  I nodded off through the day, took a nap at 7:30 pm and woke up at 8:30 am.  What I realized was . . . → Read More: When Darkness Falls . . . pay attention

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Three Gates of Gold

In 9th grade Marge Engebretson was my English teacher at Cass Lake High School. My family had just moved there from the Iron Range the year before, and I was feeling more than a little lost.  Marge was a lovely woman who spoke with a slight German accent.  Her family had immigrated when she . . . → Read More: Three Gates of Gold

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Why War? part one

Last night as I lay in bed drifting off to sleep my mind continued to hum, keeping rhythm with the vaporizer pumping moisture into the dry air.  I was thinking about war.  I know that sounds like such an odd lullaby.  I was thinking specifically about what causes war, whether waged between nations, or . . . → Read More: Why War? part one

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