There was a Time
A poetic and emotional response to being treated for prostate cancer and the loss of the author's mother to pancreatic cancer. Now available on Amazon
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Monthly Archives: May 2013
The Memorial Day Post
My father served in WWII as a radar technician in the Army Coast Artillery Corps. He didn’t see combat and did nothing heroic. He spent three years siting on a rock in the Aleutian Islands polishing his radar set and … Continue reading
Posted in General, Writing
Tagged coast artillery corps, Father, Memorial day, WWII, WWII story
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Writer’s Block or Why I Didn’t Write Today
If you read writing blogs or how to books on writing, you’ll very quickly come across the basic topic of, “Writer’s block.” Yes that sinister soul sucking malady that terrorizes all writers and drives many from their keyboards to fill … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking, Prostate Cancer, Writing
Tagged fitness, hiking, Prostate Cancer, writer's block, writting
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My Mother’s Day Post
Mountains. Distant mountains rising above the valley. Some blue-green touching the sky and some golden-brown thrusting the land up to heaven. They feed our spirit and renew our faith. My mother loved the mountains – any mountains, all mountains. She … Continue reading
Posted in General, Hiking, Mother, Writing
Tagged Eastern Sierra, memories of mother, mother, mother's day, Mountains, Pacific Crest Trail, PCT, Writing about mother
Wild Bill
I call him “Wild Bill.” Most of the family refers to him as, “Billy” His friends call him Bill. He calls me when he’s broke. Yes, my older brother, the guy I’ve mentioned before. He’s often on my mind, more … Continue reading
Posted in Prostate Cancer, Writing
Tagged Brothers, caregiver, caregiving experiences, cerebral palsy, Family, Prostate Cancer, prostate cancer treatment
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