Monthly Archives: March 2024

Your Are Cordially Invited…

To Enter Another World! I normally post episodes of my full-length fantasy The Wishing Map on Saturdays, but I’m in the studio today, so allow me to refer you back to the start of this magical little epic. Each segment, … Continue reading

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Photoblog Mania!

I enjoy posting photoblogs themed around topics that are beautiful, poignant, fascinating, surprising, funny… But today, instead, I thought it might be fun to do a montage of images from previous photoblogs themed around, well, previous photoblogs. So, enjoy! And, … Continue reading

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The Final Rite of Passage

“Grief never ends, but it changes. It’s a passage, not a place to stay. Grief is not a sign of weakness, nor a lack of faith, it is the price of love.” ~Darcie Sims Five years ago this week, my … Continue reading

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Sprinter is Here!

‘Round now we’re all pining to revel in spring But seasonal timing’s no guaranteed thing Transitional days like these are un-scenic Thermometers glaze and turn schizophreenic So stop being moody and “so over winter” Put on your hoodie and celebrate … Continue reading

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Engaged!

Engaged  [inˈɡājd, enˈɡājd] Definition: A state of being firmly and continuously connected.  E.g. “A car cannot move until its gears are engaged; when they are disengaged, it ceases to move forward.” Thought for the Week My wife and I got engaged … Continue reading

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Forgiveness + Love = Freedom

Even the Romans feared the Irish. For centuries they avoided the people Julius Caesar called “more savage than any other race.” When the newly Christianized Roman monks finally arrived in the 5th century, they looked down on the Irish barbarians. … Continue reading

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Encourage Others!

Image source: 1 Peter 4:8 “It almost always takes someone other than yourself to show you how to believe in yourself.” ~The Wishing Map φ

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Believing in Yourself Again

The Wishing Map is a full-length fantasy that is being posted episodically at this site. To read the previous episode click here. To read it from the start, click here. Wracked with guilt, Zack had entered a strange cottage while his sister … Continue reading

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Animals: They Have So Much to Teach Us

If only we’ll listen. Click on any picture to enlarge it, to read captions, or to begin slide show. “Some people talk to animals. Not many listen though. That’s the problem.” ~A. A. Milne “Clearly, animals know more than we … Continue reading

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Castles in the Air?

Which type are you? That’s not a painting, it’s a photo of a real hot air balloon created by a renowned European craftsman who dreamed it and built it! “The one thing that you have that nobody else has is you. Your … Continue reading

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