Creating a Paper World
My growing interest in Inuit sculptures became the springboard into my life as a writer.
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08, 2015
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08, 2015
Inspired in Iceland: Nature, Art and Bloody Sagas
Carved rock sculptures in Husafell by the artist Pàll Guömundsson were scattered in the mountainous paths around his studio. When the opportunity arose to go Iceland with my wife Lona and our older son and his family, I grabbed it. Iceland’s a country I’ve wanted to see for a long time, and [...]
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06, 2015
Watching Television
After numerous family visits and other commitments, I finally had a free Saturday to get back to writing. However, the television – that temptation – hooked me on the women’s final of the French Open Tennis Championship. “What a waste of precious writing time,” I thought, angry for letting television dictate my day. Thoughts of [...]
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03, 2015
The Dark Matter of Our Lives
We tend to think about our life as a series of episodes or time periods that we remember – our childhood, college, marriage, children, grandchildren, profession, specific events, activities that mean a lot to us. This list will differ for everyone, but will be equally important for all. For some time now I have been [...]
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03, 2015
Cracks
Cracks have developed a bad reputation and are considered blemishes. Cracked implies broken, ready to be discarded. “He’s a crackpot! What’s he thinking – that he can part the Red Sea? That he’s Moses?” Such a crackpot needs to be avoided. We commonly believe that the crack damages the object, the bone, the appearance, the [...]
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03, 2015
Snowy Day and My Blog Begins
The snow has been falling all day in Bethesda, alternating between light and heavy flakes floating from sky to ground. I cancelled all appointments and took advantage of the luxury of free time to write, to think, to snap a few photos of the magical white blanket covering outside. Beautiful. Peaceful. Quiet. The day is [...]