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The Mailman

The Mailman

On my daily run, I  usually follow a regular route. Leaving my apartment building, I wind through a neighborhood until I come to a street that leads down to a path that takes me along the St. Vrain River. The route I take through the neighborhood is […]

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The Flow of Ice

The Flow of Ice

The Roosevelt Park ice skating rink is open for the season. Each time it opens I am reminded of a time in college when I met my German professor on the ice skating pond in Fort Collins. She was tall and a little awkward and on skates, […]

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The Green Rowboat

The Green Rowboat

Both the pond and the flat-bottomed boat tied to the dock were green. In the summer, after they excused themselves from the breakfast table, the three of them would rush out the patio doors and race across the lawn to the dock. While Rickie untied the boat, […]

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Reflections on a Cold November Day

Reflections on a Cold November Day

There is a touch of winter in the air today although November has just begun. By my calculations, winter is weeks away. But it is gray and cold and feels winterlike. In my heart as well. Winter has descended early. I’m not sure why this is, but […]

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Defying Winter

Defying Winter

He smoked too many cigarettes, drank too many cups of coffee, didn’t get up enough from his desk, didn’t go outside, never exercised. He was a writer. His laugh was loud and his thoughts were private. He didn’t care if you liked him or not, he didn’t […]

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Light and Shadow

Light and Shadow

A friend recently sent me a text message: Where are you? You’ve disappeared. I answered: I found it necessary to scurry back inside of myself. With a sense of urgency as if I’m being chased by a tiger. I’m not really being chased by a tiger, but […]

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To Be a Writer

To Be a Writer

I get up from in front of my computer, my back aches, I pace, I step out onto the balcony, step back inside, glare at my computer. Reluctantly, I sit down, staring at the few words I’ve managed to get down. I read them over for the […]

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Happy Birthday, Kolton

Happy Birthday, Kolton

Today you would be twenty-seven. I used to wonder where you’d gone, but not anymore. You are here, right where you’ve always been, in my heart. Now I wonder where I’ve gone. I can’t seem to find myself. This day is always hard for me, and I’m […]

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Run Through the Wall

Run Through the Wall

Trying to finish my novel has brought me a great deal of anguish and uncertainty. I just can’t seem to stay with it long enough to finish. The novel is done but the rewrites seem endless. I hope this self-reflection will propel me. At least, this is […]

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July 21, 2017

July 21, 2017

Each moment of sorrow strips another layer from my ego and leaves my soul more exposed. Stripping away layers of ego leaves me more open to life’s magic, beauty, love, and the desire to hold nothing in reserve. Why wait? I have suffered heartache, but who hasn’t? […]

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