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Looking For Meaning In A Strange Season

December 25th, 2009 · No Comments · Blog, Commentary

The search for meaning on the backdrop of this season seems apropos. I woke up this morning to the same alarm clock (albeit a little later than usual). When I turned on NPR the news discussed oil prices, instability in Afghanistan’s leadership, health care, the job market and a disappointing first year in the Obama [...]

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Finishing vs. Writing To The End

December 4th, 2009 · No Comments · Blog, Commentary

When I was in grade and middle school, the mile run test was abject torture. My feet are bad. I preferred the sit-up or stretch tests. There has never been much strength there in my ankles and flat bottomed feet, and at random times throughout my youth I could be described as quite out of [...]

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Thinking On Short Films And The 2009 Willamette Writer’s Conference

July 25th, 2009 · No Comments · Commentary

The heat of July has reached something of its zenith in the Northwest. Five days from the end of the month and the weather has taken its annual upturn to over 100 degrees. It lasts maybe a 4 days to a week. Usually no more.
By Tuesday, some have forecast the summit at 103 degrees.
I remember [...]

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