Blue Night in Blaenau
byBlaenau Ffestiniog, Wales (2010) Blaenau Ffestiniog is the small town in north Wales where I live. It has a reputation for being grey and…
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Tears come
byThe tears start at the back of the eye. I suppress all thoughts of death and blink several times. They retreat. I press my…
Holland Pier at Night
byHolland, Michigan (2016) There’s something wonderful about long exposure photography. Only a fraction of the time are you actually messing with the settings on…
After Midnight
byLima, Peru (2014) I lived in Lima, Peru for two years, in a historic and bohemian district of the city called Barranco. The neighborhood…
Stargazers
byIf it hadn’t been for a dog that refused to sleep in the house, I might have never given the stars a second glance….
Walking after midnight
byThis essay was previously published in the Summer 2001 Abbey Letter, no. 206 (Saint Gregory’s Abbey, Three Rivers, Michigan). Shortly after I joined the…