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Deferred Maintenance
Three months ago, while on a road trip, the words Deferred Maintenance dropped into my awareness and pressed me with urgency. I’ve gotten familiar with the way my sources of inspiration arrive. Like a boa constrictor, the words grab hold of my attention and start winding their way around my consciousness. As they do, I…
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Dull Edges and Action
Armed with a carload of guns and a list of addresses for people who held differing views, he decided to resolve his internal discomfort by driving from address to address and pulling a trigger. It’s hard to understand how a human heart and mind can arrive at this kind of decision, let alone maintain an…
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Getting Over the Hump
This was our first big outing together without her parents. We knew when we asked her if she wanted to spend her birthday with her uncle and Auntie at the zoo, that we had entered a new playing field. At the start of the day, we had a relationship that felt familiar, but it had…
