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Riding w/ Strangers #2: The Yogi in Work Boots

Posted on September 22, 2019 by

One of the times I lived in Bay City, Michigan, I took a daily, half-hour bus ride out to the college where I worked. Most of the faces on the trips were anonymous, as was mine. But there was one … Continue reading →

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Hallelujah Revisited

Posted on November 21, 2016 by

I remember vividly the first time I heard Leonard Cohen. It was in my room at Squatemala, an anarchist compound of Victorian mansions and carriage houses built by long-dead lumber barons. Over the decades, it had gone feral with broken … Continue reading →

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I Don’t Want to Go Out, I Want to Stay In

Posted on January 11, 2016 by

Rest in peace, Mr. Bowie. It’s a rare artist who can so completely fill up a day’s worth of social media news feed. It’s a rare artist whose death can so completely fill up my emotional landscape. Right before turning … Continue reading →

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