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Tag Archives: dreams
Cheddar Cheese and Rock ‘n’ Roll
Full Stomach, Fuller Heart (an occasional series) Marc was my first official immigrant friend. Not that he was all that “immigranty” (he was American-born). But his parents, escapees from German-occupied Poland, were wonderfully immigranty. I listened with awe to the … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir
Tagged Daily Planet, dreams, food, guitar, high school, memories, nostalgia, rock 'n' roll
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Look for the Crack
“Listen to the mustn’ts, child. Listen to the don’ts. Listen to the shouldn’ts, the impossibles, the won’ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me… Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.” ~Shel Silverstein “Hold fast to dreams, … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Quips and Quotes
Tagged 2020, Covid-19, dreams, future, hope, Langston Hughes, Leonard Cohen, wings
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I Am a Novelist!
When I was a kid I wanted to be everything. I practiced tight rope walking on the chain-link fence behind my buddy Jeff’s house in preparation to join the circus; explored the city sewers, preparing to become a world-class archeologist; … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir, Story Power, Writing
Tagged childhood, confidence, dreams, funny, goals, novel
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Windows
Few objects are so suffused with meaning. They’re seldom “just windows.” They are symbols of the past or of the future. Of possibilities, or missed opportunities. They taunt us with freedom. Or separate the unruly world outside from the neat … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Quips and Quotes
Tagged 1 Corinthians 13:12, art, dreams, fears, hopes, longing, photography, windows
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Movies That Have Changed Me
Fantasies The release of Mary Poppins Returns triggers my memory, but first things first. One of my earliest movie memories is of The Wizard of Oz, which unless you’ve been living under a stalactite you’ve probably seen multiple times (it’s the … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir, Movies, Popular Culture & Entertainment, Quips and Quotes
Tagged childhood, dreams, fantasy, magic, Mary Poppins
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Fallmost
We’re slipping into fallmost, almost fall, the not-quite season. Perhaps you think of it as notumn, not autumn. Whatever you call it… Fallmost has a certain wistfulness, a sweet, fleeting uncertainty. It’s warm rather than hot, soft rather than sultry. Early quitter leaves flutter to … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Quips and Quotes
Tagged autumn, dreams, fall, life, purpose, seasons, summer
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Facing Life
We were put in this world to help each other do both. ~The Wishing Map
Posted in Books, Culture, Quips and Quotes
Tagged challenge, curses, dreams, fulfilling, life, overcoming, The Wishing Map
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The Wishing Map 75
Originally posted on Mitch Teemley:
Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Seventeen: Naimian (Continued) Previously: After being kidnapped, Zack woke up in a wagon full of naims (gnomes). Where were they…
Posted in Books, Humor, Story Power, The Wishing Map
Tagged dreams, fantasy, gnomes, imagination, impossible, true
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My Bucket List
I started making my bucket list today. Here’s what I have so far: 1) Bucket What’s on yours?
Posted in Culture, Humor, Quips and Quotes
Tagged aging, bucket list, dreams, funny, future, hopes, life
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Plan for the Year
Now that we’re near the halfway point, how’s your Plan for the Year going? “The best laid schemes o’ mice and men, go oft astray.” ~Robert Burns “Life is what happens while we’re busy making other plans.” ~John Lennon “If you want … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Quips and Quotes
Tagged business, dreams, funny, John Lennon, planning, Thoreau, Vin Scully, vision
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